Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced Band 4 Registered Nurse Associate, to join the Enfield District Nursing service. The Registered Nursing Associate are to provide a high standard holistic, person-centred nursing care, monitor care and treatment to an identified group of patients under the direction of Registered Nurse.
They are accountable and work independently - within the remit of the role - to assess, plan, implement and evaluate; undertaking aspects of care delegated by registered nurses.
They are equipped with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and behaviours relevant to employment, they will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to which they are registered.
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring that a service user centred multi-disciplinary approach to care is present
- Assess, plan, implement and monitor care in keeping with evidence-based practice.
- Ensure timely referrals to a registered nurse when any actions, care or treatment is required.
- To take an active role in direct service user care and role model to junior staff.
- To provide guidance to junior staff relevant to clinical speciality
- Ensuring that a high standard of practice is maintained in relation to the detention of mentally ill clients under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Ensuring that least restrictive practices are promoted within individual care.
- Ensuring that care reflects individual and cultural needs considering any reasonable adjustments that may be required
- Ensure that the service provides holistic care that incorporates excellence in physical, mental health care management and general wellbeing.
- Understand and apply the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and the prevention of ill health when engaging with people
- Recognising and acting upon safeguarding concerns
- Ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set out by the NMC and other professional groups and are in accordance with Trust policies, Trust 3 Key objectives, core behaviours, and the Trust Nursing Strategy.
About us
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium sized District General Hospital based in Edmonton in Enfield, North London. We serve a diverse multicultural population largely from the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey.
Over the last decade we have rebuilt almost all the hospital and now have facilities that we are proud to work in. We employ over 3,500 staff, more than half of whom live locally. We encourage apprenticeships from the local community and work closely with our local Health Watch.
We are primarily an emergency led hospital with more than 90% of our bed days being used for patients admitted via our emergency and ambulatory units. As well as offering everything you would expect from a major acute hospital, we have a number of tertiary services treating patients with HIV and Sickle Cell Disease and a large cancer and radiotherapy service. We also run our local community Sexual Health Clinics.
The Community division comprises of the 0-19 Service, Health Visitor, School Nursing services, that deliver the Healthy Child Programme as well as a BCG clinic for targeted babies and the Canterbury ward, that supports the acute wards. Also, they have the District Nursing Service division that delivers adult care in Enfield Community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Diabetes management for stable diabetes care, including insulin administration BM monitoring.
- Bowel management of stable long-term conditions management including enemas, bowel evacuations methods.
- Respiratory care of stable interventions in accordance with the care plan to include nebulizer, tracheostomy care.
- Measurement of the vital signs of blood pressure, pulse, O2 saturation, Urinary incontinence management including stable managed female catheter changes, blabber washouts, continence product reassessments.
- Urinalysis Wound care management for pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and stable predicable wound care management
- Ordering and monitoring of equipment for wound care management .
- Complete venepuncture as required
- Complete Doppler readings as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Diabetes management for stable diabetes care, including insulin administration BM monitoring.
- Bowel management of stable long-term conditions management including enemas, bowel evacuations methods.
- Respiratory care of stable interventions in accordance with the care plan to include nebulizer, tracheostomy care.
- Measurement of the vital signs of blood pressure, pulse, O2 saturation, Urinary incontinence management including stable managed female catheter changes, blabber washouts, continence product reassessments.
- Urinalysis Wound care management for pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and stable predicable wound care management
- Ordering and monitoring of equipment for wound care management .
- Complete venepuncture as required
- Complete Doppler readings as required
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register or about to quality as RNA.
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting in the field of area applied for.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Registered Nursing associate in context of the team and the organisation and how the role contribute to service development
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence and has access to a car
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register or about to quality as RNA.
- Experience of working within a healthcare setting in the field of area applied for.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Registered Nursing associate in context of the team and the organisation and how the role contribute to service development
- Hold a full valid UK driving licence and has access to a car
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).
