Nursing Associate - Women's Health Hub

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities (please see attached Job description for full info on role requirement)

• Deliver routine nursing care and health checks in a trauma-informed and sensitive manner
• Support screening programmes and reproductive health services including cervical cytology screening and sexual health testing
• Facilitate access to a wide range of physical and mental health services
• Provide health education sessions, health coaching, promoting health literacy and self-management skills among women in custody
• Contribute to the reduction of urgent and emergency interventions through structured, proactive care
• Work collaboratively with registered nurses, allied health professionals and partner services to ensure continuity of care

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• oGood general education to A Level or GCSE standard or equivalent
• oNursing Associate qualification and NMC registration
• oEvidence of personal development in previous employment
• oNVQ 2 medication administration qualification

Desirable

• oCare certificate or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

• oPrevious relevant work experience

Desirable

• oExperience of working within a secure environment

Attitudes, aptitudes & personal characteristics

Essential

• oWillingness to learn and develop; recognises the need for flexibility
• oAble to work well within a multi-disciplinary team

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• oAbility to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
• oAble to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
• oAble to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• oBasic working knowledge of IT and emails
• oAbility to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
• oWillingness to undertake further training in areas such as patient personal care, phlebotomy and wound care assessment

Other

Essential

• oAbility to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices
• oAbility to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Surrey Prisons

Ashford, Middlesex

TW15 3JZ

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)