Job summary
This training position will permit successful applicants to achieve Nurse Associate Registration on completion of a 2 year Foundation Degree alongside associated training to work as a surgical practitioner in the New Surgical Hub being built in Eastbourne.
The course will be based in theatres but there will be placements arranged for outside of the department to enable the wider learning needed for this qualification, as well as to meet the learning required such as medicines management.
Main duties of the job
The position is a work as you learn full time position in theatres supporting the delivery of care, with 20% of the time spent studying over a 2 year academic course. The working element will largely be spent in theatres learning to circulate initially and then to safely scrub in to support surgical care. for a pre-agreed set of cases.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role would be to support registered nurses and Operating Department practitioners in the delivery of safe perioperative care with training and support provided by the team. You would have exposure to surgery in a variety of specialities and also in the wider delivery of care such as preoperative admissions and post operative care and discharge as agreed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role would be to support registered nurses and Operating Department practitioners in the delivery of safe perioperative care with training and support provided by the team. You would have exposure to surgery in a variety of specialities and also in the wider delivery of care such as preoperative admissions and post operative care and discharge as agreed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or key skills level 2 in Maths and English
Experience
Essential
- Essential induction training and experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a health/care setting
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Desirable
- Venepuncture and cannulation/extended roles and/or skills relevant to the work area or be willing to undertake
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or key skills level 2 in Maths and English
Experience
Essential
- Essential induction training and experience
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within a health/care setting
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Desirable
- Venepuncture and cannulation/extended roles and/or skills relevant to the work area or be willing to undertake
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).
