Registered Nurse Associate

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and qualified Nurse Associate to become part of the nursing team here at Morecambe North District nurses.

As a Nursing Associate you will work with the multi professionalteam and Registered Nurses to assess, plan, organise anddeliver clinical care in line with service and patient needs,as agreed with supervising clinicians. Work independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses and manage a delegated caseload. Act professionally at all times and use your knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions to solve challenges and problems. Recognise and work within the limits of your competencies and be responsible and accountable for your actions. To havesome responsibility for supervising less experienced orqualified staff and students during their placements.Actively contribute to quality assurance processes and servicedevelopment.

Main duties of the job

As a Nurse Associate you are expected to:Understand and act in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within the Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.

Manage a delegated active caseload, working as a member of a skill mixed team, responsible for interacting constructively with team members and organising, prioritising and planning their work.

Use a range of assessment tools pertinent to the patients' needs, to inform the assessment and assess risk for both patients and staff, including the recognition and assessment of patients at risk of abuse, self-harm/and or suicidal ideation and the situations that may put themselves and others at risk. Provide advice and support to patients to enable them to make informed choices in areas such as: diet, smoking and alcohol.

Understand when to seek appropriate advice to manage a risk and avoid compromising quality of care and health outcomes acting in line with local and national organisational frameworks, legislation and regulations to report risks, and implement actions as instructed.

Demonstrate the ability to effectively and responsibly access, input, and apply information and data using a range of methods including digital technologies, and share appropriately within interdisciplinary teams.

Demonstrate an ability to prioritise and manage own workload, and recognise where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.