Job summary
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Associates to work in our District Nursing Service. We have vacancies in our Bexley and Greenwich District Nursing Teams to meet the increased demand for community health services, supporting the national agendas for delivering more care out of hospital.
We have vacancies in both boroughs so can accommodate preferences.
The District Nursing Service provides safe, effective, clinical care and support to patients, their families and carers. The teams work in collaboration with GPs, local authorities (Social Services), voluntary sector and other Oxleas' teams to deliver high quality, evidence based, nursing care to clients within their own home, residential homes and clinical environments, placing emphasis on prevention and self-management as well as palliative care.
All successful candidates will be offered a formal induction.
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate will be part of a District Nursing team and will work alongside other health professionals in the implementation, delivery and evaluation of Nursing interventions. You will deliver a high level of care and evidence based interventions and will provide a wide range of practical care duties and be able to take appropriate action to achieve planned aims and objectives of individual clients with the supervision of the registered nurses. You will be accountable for the standards of such delegated duties.
About us
At Oxleas, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people of all ages living in South-East London and to people in prison.Our services include community health care such as district nursing, specialist nursing - diabetes, cardiac, bladder and bowel care (amongst others) as well as care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.Our multidisciplinary teams work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through new provider collaboratives.We work in many different settings including people's homes, residential care settings, hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres and schools. We are proud of the care we provide and proud of our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:o We're Kind o We're Fairo We Listen o We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
To accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carersTo participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professionalPlan and document the patients progress on the Trusts information systemsTo maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirementsTo evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetingsTo teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients functional ability and independenceTo teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients independence is maximisedTo contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionalsAbility to identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patientsEnsure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment
Job description
Job responsibilities
To accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carersTo participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professionalPlan and document the patients progress on the Trusts information systemsTo maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirementsTo evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetingsTo teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients functional ability and independenceTo teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients independence is maximisedTo contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionalsAbility to identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patientsEnsure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment
Person Specification
Qualification & Education
Essential
- Nurse Associate Qualification
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Relevant clinical skills relevant to the role
Desirable
- Experience in different clinical care settings- including community
Person Specification
Qualification & Education
Essential
- Nurse Associate Qualification
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Relevant clinical skills relevant to the role
Desirable
- Experience in different clinical care settings- including community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
