Nursing Associate - Scrub - Band 4 (24/25)

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, both as serviceusers and visitors to Trust premises. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post holder,in conjunction with their line manager, will be responsible for ensuring they undertake the appropriate level of training relevant to their individualrole and responsibilities and that they are aware of and work within the safeguarding policies of the Trust

Main duties of the job

Nursing associates act in the best interests of people, putting them first and providing nursing care that is person-centred, safe andcompassionate. They act professionally at all times and use their knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solveproblems. They recognise and work within the limits of their competence and are responsible for their actions. As a Nursing Associate you will;Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning,management and evaluation of care.Perform and record clinical observations including ; o accurately measure weight and height, calculate body mass index and recognise healthyranges and clinically significant low/high readings o use manual techniques and devices to take, record and interpret vital signs includingtemperature, pulse, respiration (TPR), blood pressure (BP) and pulse oximetry in order to identify signs of improvement, deterioration or concern.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated