Register Nursing Associate

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

Ensuring high quality nursing care is coordinated and delivered using a family focused model of practice under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly and efficiently.

The expectations within this job description will be achieved through hands-on clinical practice, education and training and research.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical/Professional

Promote and set high standards of nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines

Provide and deliver a high standard of evidence based nursing care through the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. Initiate and co-ordinate care in the clinical area for a specified groups of patients under the direction and support of a Registered Nurse

Recognise and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.

Actively promote safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients within your care.

Communicating and working with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care, and informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation and share any new ideas to improve patient care.

Participate in the allocation of workload and ensure efficient bed management and effective patient flow.

Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with on-going responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur.

Ensuring that accurate and timely patient records are maintained.

Implement the trust values and beliefs ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.

Engage and interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients care planning care as outlined in the ward/unit philosophy.

Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are escalated and dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour legislation.

Maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the individual clinical area.

Achieve competence in the use of medical devices/equipment by accessing training and maintain these.

Promote health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues, making every contact count. Promote the health and well-being of staff, patients and their carers.

Management/Leadership

Report, escalate and manage patient safety events and clinical emergencies as detailed in Trust-wide and local protocols and procedures.

Be proactive in the prevention and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient Advice and Liaison Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a timely manner.

In conjunction with other team members, participate in quality monitoring and improvements via involvement in the Portsmouth Bundle.

Manage the discharge and transfer of patients by using the SAFER discharge bundle and other discharge policies to ensure a seamless transition from hospital to home or other community care services.

Comply and promote compliance with Trust policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, Clinical Risk and Infection Control.

Take appropriate action to address unexpected changes and situations, informing the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or other if unable to resolve.

Contribute to the clinical area non-pay budgets to ensuring good housekeeping and economic use of resources.

Delegate duties and tasks to un-registered staff, students/trainees and other staff as appropriate. Bands 1 to 4 as appropriate.

Demonstrate an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within Trust premises.

Work closely with partners i.e. Engie, resolving any issues regarding cleanliness, provision of food and maintenance of the environment. Ensure staff are aware how to escalate when issues cannot be resolved.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• An awareness of research and evidence based practice relevant to clinical area

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Teaching and mentoring skills.
• Team building skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team.
• Health promotion.
• Advocacy skills.
• Strong customer service skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)