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Nurse Associate

Nurse Associate

NHSCleethorpes, England, United Kingdom
12 hours ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

The CommunityNursing Service within North East Lincolnshire provide nursing care and supportto patients, families and carers in a variety of community settings supportingpatients to remain in their own homes, preventing hospital admission andfacilitation of early hospital discharges and managing end of life care.

The CommunityNursing Service works closely and in partnership with Primary Care Networks,Secondary Care, Social Care, Specialist Nurses and other healthcare staff toprovide a quality service personalised to meet individual needs. The service supports and assists patients tomanage ill health and long term conditions including elements of disability,thus allowing them to have the best possible quality of life, while maintainingdignity and respect.

Please note that Care Plus Group are not currentlyregistered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Main duties of the job

Job title : Nurse Associate

Team : Community Nursing Panacea

Location : Cleethorpes Primary Care Centre

30 hours a week, Permanent

You will work under the direction of the shift / team leader / manager insupporting other Health / Social Care Professionals and the delivery of Healthand Social Care interventions to Service Users.

You willbe expected to independently manage and self-manage a defined caseload of lesscomplex cases, evidencing problem solving and reasoning skills in response tounpredictable patterns of work. You will complete assessments and deliver support for the functional / clinical needs of patients in the communityincluding chronic and palliative conditions.

You will beresponsible for developing and implement care / support plans under direction ofthe appropriate professional which may include clinical, social care and / orother practical activities with minimal guidance. You will monitor and report any unexpectedchanges in condition of the individual to the appropriate professional in atimely manner. You will manage care of individuals and carers where thesupport / care plan has been put in place and may need close monitoring, frequent review or where interventions to minimise and manage risk may berequired.

You will be requiredto utiliseclinical skills including venepuncture and wound management with an on-goingresponsibility to maintain and improve clinical skills and knowledge as serviceneeds demand.

About us

Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, establishedin 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employover 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture wehave developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvementof our staff.

We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NELincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.Our services have received national recognition / commendations and Awardsincluding winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold thehighest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducingour carbon footprint.

We offer excellent terms and conditions includingoptional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Providerclosed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programmeand an extensive range of CPD / development opportunities. We recognisecontinuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposesof annual leave entitlement.

We are a supportive employer and operate in a waywhich supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer,committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the samecommitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer,we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Job responsibilities

The job description is attachedas a separate document with the person spec - please refer to it for moreinformation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
  • Care Certificate or willing to achieve within 6 months of commencement in post

Knowledge & Skills

  • Ability to work autonomously in the community setting
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
  • Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
  • Know when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
  • Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
  • Basic computer skills
  • Knowledge of Systmone computer system including mobile version
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge and skills to others
  • To have a range of clinical skills, such as, wound care, eye care, pressure area care, venepuncture, bowel / bladder care, clinical observations including blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring
  • Ability to maintain clear and accurate electronic and paper records
  • Knowledge and understanding of the regulations relating to Health and Social Care

    • Other

  • Flexible approach to working arrangements
  • Ability to transport self and equipment safely and in a timely manner
  • Ability to demonstrate commitment to CPG core values

    • Experience

  • Experience of working in a health and / or social care environment
  • Experience of performing clinical duties appropriate to the role
  • Experience of completing data entry using electronic systems
  • Experience of working in partnership conjunction with senior staff

    • 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.

    £26,416 to £28,182 a yearRange 4. Pro Rata per annum.

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