Nurse Associate Women's Health

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an nurse associate to join the women's health team at Croydon Hospital to cover maternity leave. This role offers experience in working throughout the women's health team including Early Pregnancy, Colposcopy, Hysteroscopy, Fertility, Continence, Endometriosis, Gynaecology Oncology and Gynaecology.

The suitable applicant will gain hands on experience of working alongside clinical nurse specialists, advanced nurse practitioners and senior clinicians to provide care in an outpatient setting.

Main duties of the job

Assist with and undertake patient assessment, under supervision and after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner and escalate concerns appropriately and in a timely manner.

Obtain requested specimens (urine, swabs - vaginal, nose, throat, wound site etc.) and ensure safe transportation to appropriate department

Obtain requested routine blood investigations; have an understanding of normal and altered values and reporting adverse results

Provide and promote health education; support and encourage the patient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs

Assess and document patients' pain levels, report to registered nurse and request pain relieving medication on patient's behalf

Involve patients in shared decision-making and obtain their consent before undertaking any nursing procedures

Work co-operatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, assisting nursing, midwifery and other clinical staff to deliver a high standard of holistic patient centered care

Implement programmes of care and contribute to care plan modifications, undertaking risk assessments as directed and within the limits of own knowledge and competence

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.