Job summary
- The Nursing Associate will support the Nursing workforce to provide safe effective care; ensuring evidence based care for patients under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse (RN).
- The Nursing Associate will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of practice as governed by the NMC Code (2018) and NMC Standards of Proficiency(2018) .
- The Nursing Associate may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement initiatives.
- The Nursing Associate will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses.
- It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on NMC (2018) guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate role.
Main duties of the job
Deliver clinical care to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Nursing Associates practice.
Contribute to patient assessment (after appropriate delegation from the RN) and plan and deliver high standards of care.
Coordinate a team of Health Care Assistants in care delivery and where appropriate other students on the FdSc programme.
Take responsibility for a group/caseload of patients as required and when delegated by a RN.
- Delegate tasks (not responsibility) to other members of the clinical care team as appropriate, e.g. Healthcare support workers, family members and lay carers.
- Assist in the delivery of health promotion advice as appropriate to role and in line with own level of competence.Undertake agreed enhanced tasks as specified in local competencies under the indirect supervision of a RN.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job description and Person Specification and contact us for further details if required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job description and Person Specification and contact us for further details if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- oNursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- oApprenticeship Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- oGCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- oInsight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- oExperience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding 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
- oUnderstands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- oKnowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- oUnderstand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- oUnderstanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
Desirable
- oExperience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive
- oDemonstrates knowledge of clinical governance and clinical effectiveness.
- oDemonstrates an understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Delivers patient centred care
- oCompetent IT skills relevant to role
- oAbility to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload, and that of others e.g. Healthcare Support Workers
- oAble to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
- oAbility to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload
- oAbility to communicate effectively (written, verbal, digital and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- oAbility to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
Desirable
- Experience in Cerner Application or similar , EPR
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oProfessional at all times
- oMotivated, enthusiastic and able to motivate others.
- o Good interpersonal skills.
- oEffective multi-disciplinary team working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- oNursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- oApprenticeship Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- oGCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- oInsight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- oExperience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Knowledge
Essential
- oUnderstanding 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
- oUnderstands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- oKnowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- oUnderstand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- oUnderstanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
Desirable
- oExperience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive
- oDemonstrates knowledge of clinical governance and clinical effectiveness.
- oDemonstrates an understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Delivers patient centred care
- oCompetent IT skills relevant to role
- oAbility to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload, and that of others e.g. Healthcare Support Workers
- oAble to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required.
- oAbility to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload
- oAbility to communicate effectively (written, verbal, digital and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- oAbility to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- oAbility to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
Desirable
- Experience in Cerner Application or similar , EPR
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oProfessional at all times
- oMotivated, enthusiastic and able to motivate others.
- o Good interpersonal skills.
- oEffective multi-disciplinary team working
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
