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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 4- Nursing Associate, Pre Op Assessment

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a band 4 to join the team of a busy Pre-operative Assessment department at St Albans City Hospital.

The hours are 37.5 hrs per week, 8am to 1800 hrs X4 days a week, Monday to Friday.

The POA team are committed to delivering the highest quality clinical outcomes in a supportive & friendly environment.

*You must have a UK NMC Registration to apply for this role*

Main duties of the job

The role of the Nursing Associate is to provide clinical support to the pre-operative team in the preparation of adult patients for elective surgery.

The Nursing Associate will function at a higher competency level than that of other Health Care Support workers. With responsibility for actively participating as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team within the dept. To provide a seamless service to patients with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner.

The Nursing Associate will provide general/specific care as specified below for a specific client group and will be competent to work across professional disciplines, referring patients for Allied Health Professional assessment and treatment or to other agencies as required. The post holder will be required to play an integral role in the delivery of basic clinical care. The post holder will work in support of registered nurses, Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be part of the role.

It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical team with the focus on patient needs.

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

There are also plans for a digital transformation, new models of care and a multi-storey car park. As well as this, the trust - which won the UK Best Employer Award (Nursing Times 2019) - is applying for teaching hospital status in recognition of its wide and well-renowned role in educating doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities if you need help please ask.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Details

Date posted

10 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

360-B-5268

Job locations

St Albans City Hospital

St Albans

AL3 5PN


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrate excellent customer care skills .Adhere to the Trust code of Practice at all times.
  • Recognise the level of competence to ensure safe practice.
  • Be familiar with and abide by Trust policies and procedures to ensure to ensure optimum patient care and safety of patients and staff.
  • Adhere to trust uniform policy.
  • Take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with new developments and participate in research/ clinical audit. Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidenced based care

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times, and demonstrate excellent customer care skills .Adhere to the Trust code of Practice at all times.
  • Recognise the level of competence to ensure safe practice.
  • Be familiar with and abide by Trust policies and procedures to ensure to ensure optimum patient care and safety of patients and staff.
  • Adhere to trust uniform policy.
  • Take personal responsibility for keeping up to date with new developments and participate in research/ clinical audit. Act as a role model by upholding and implementing good practice in the workplace, always ensuring the highest standards of evidenced based care

Person Specification

Your application will be scored against the JD/ Person Specification

Essential

  • Score 0 - does not meet the person specification 1 - reserved meets some person specification requirements 2 - Meets all person specification requirements
Person Specification

Your application will be scored against the JD/ Person Specification

Essential

  • Score 0 - does not meet the person specification 1 - reserved meets some person specification requirements 2 - Meets all person specification requirements

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Albans City Hospital

St Albans

AL3 5PN


Employer's website

http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Albans City Hospital

St Albans

AL3 5PN


Employer's website

http://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Sister

Debbie Horwood

d.horwood@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

360-B-5268

Job locations

St Albans City Hospital

St Albans

AL3 5PN


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