Job summary
We are ready to welcome another Registered Nursing Associate to the Primary Care Home (PCH) Team at Lowestoft.
Do you want to develop and grow your clinical practice in an encouraging and supportive team? Do you like variety, want to work where no two days are the same? If yes, this role could be for you. The Nursing Associate will work Independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process. The PCH is a multidisciplinary team delivering health care to people in the coastal town of Lowestoft. The combined skills of the team mean they are able to respond to the changing needs of patients and support those who may previously been admitted to hospital to remain at home. You will become an active member within this team of clinicians. We would be very happy to provide preceptorship to a newly qualified Nursing Associate
The PCH team provides community services 7 days per week 07:00- 20:30 hours
The core shift is 08:30- 16:30 other shifts included in the rota 07:00- 15:00 and 12:00 -20:00. Weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis. The post is offered at 37.5 hours per week. Worked in a 7.5 hour shifts over 5 working days. Other shift patterns would be considered.
Main duties of the job
As a Nursing Associate you will be providing an excellent standard of person centered care to adults in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings, providing a mixture of nursing and reablement interventions to support patients to maintain their health or recover from ill health where possible. You will work under the guidance of a more senior member of the multidisciplinary team to manage your own caseload of delegated patients.
You will complete holistic assessments for patients referred to the service. Participate in delivery of nursing interventions which could include, but not restricted to:
Holistic assessments including environmental, moving and handling assessments, pressure area risk, nutritional needs.
Urinary catheterisation
Administration of medication via injection
Wound care
Participate in end of life care
If you would like further information or an informal visit please contact Lead Nurse Lucinda.Giles@ecchcic.nhs.uk or Locality Lead Kirsti.Williams@ecchcic.nhs.uk
About us
ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.
We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website at www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned Organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.
At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
Lowestoft Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary clinical team of health and social care professionals working in partnership partnership with Primary Care, Social Services, social care providers, other specialist community health teams and voluntary sector providers to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible.
Date posted
15 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B9849-115-23F
Job locations
Hamilton House
Battery Green Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1DE
Employer details
Employer name
East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
Address
Hamilton House
Battery Green Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 1DE
Employer's website
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