Job summary
Area of Work - Trust wide plus external placements
Employer - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Department - Corporate Nursing
Location - North West London
Pay Band - Band 4 Annex 21 (70% Band 4 year 1; 75% Band 4 year 2; enhancements pro rata)
Job type - 2-year fixed term / Apprenticeship
Closing date -9th February 2024 midnight
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) first introduced the Trainee Nursing Associate role in December 2018 and we are continuing to expand the role throughout the Trust. We are recruiting for our September 2023 cohort at Brunel University. Prior to submitting an application, you need to ensure that you will be available for interview on 7th and/or 8th March 2024 and you are able to provide evidence of how you meet the entry requirements on the day of interview (i.e.: original qualification certificates; passport; etc).
Main duties of the job
This is a developmental role. The apprentice will work towards progression into the post of Registered Nursing Associate through successful completion of the Registered Nursing Associate Foundation Degree apprenticeship training programme which includes registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. They will develop and maintain knowledge, skills and proficiencies related to the role of a Registered Nursing Associate within clinical practice and through completion of the TNA training programme. This will involve working in a range of care settings to deliver person centred care.
The TNA training programme combines and integrates both academic and work-based learning through close collaboration between employers and education providers.
A TNA will be based, as an employee, in a particular organisation, in a specific setting, but will experience working in alternative settings on clinical placements, in order that they gain a wide exposure to health and care contexts and are able to fulfil the learning outcomes and proficiencies of the TNA programme.
At the end of the programme, the TNA will be equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment as a Registered Nursing Associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1 The training programme emphasises the role that trainee Nursing Associates can play in life course (pre-conception to end of life) approaches towards health and well-being and the ways in which they actively contribute to the delivery of holistic care. Holistic care, across life-course, is a whole-person approach which considers, and equally values1, physical, psychological and public health needs, learning disabilities, social, economic, spiritual and other factors in the assessing, planning and delivery of care.
2 The overall outcome from the training programme is a Nursing Associate that is fit to practice in the widest range of settings as well as being equipped with the specific knowledge, skills and capabilities required for the context in which they have trained and are employed.
3 The learner strives towards the Nursing & Midwifery Councils (NMC) 6 platforms for Nursing Associates upon qualification and registration to be
- An accountable professional
- Promoting health and preventing ill health
- Provide and monitor care
- Working in teams
- Improving safety and quality of care
- Contributing to integrated care
PLEASE REFER TO JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DETAILS
Job description
Job responsibilities
1 The training programme emphasises the role that trainee Nursing Associates can play in life course (pre-conception to end of life) approaches towards health and well-being and the ways in which they actively contribute to the delivery of holistic care. Holistic care, across life-course, is a whole-person approach which considers, and equally values1, physical, psychological and public health needs, learning disabilities, social, economic, spiritual and other factors in the assessing, planning and delivery of care.
2 The overall outcome from the training programme is a Nursing Associate that is fit to practice in the widest range of settings as well as being equipped with the specific knowledge, skills and capabilities required for the context in which they have trained and are employed.
3 The learner strives towards the Nursing & Midwifery Councils (NMC) 6 platforms for Nursing Associates upon qualification and registration to be
- An accountable professional
- Promoting health and preventing ill health
- Provide and monitor care
- Working in teams
- Improving safety and quality of care
- Contributing to integrated care
PLEASE REFER TO JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DETAILS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 (GCSE) diploma in math
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 (GCSE) diploma in English
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Desirable
- min of 12 month experience in a health care setting
- Care Certificate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 (GCSE) diploma in math
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 (GCSE) diploma in English
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Desirable
- min of 12 month experience in a health care setting
- Care Certificate
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
London North West University Healthcare Trust NHS
Watford Road
Harrow
HA1 3UJ
Employer's website
https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
