Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our SEN School Nursing service
The role of the Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner is to work with the Registered Nurse and other members of the multi professional team, providing and monitoring care and contributing to the ongoing assessment, as agreed with supervising clinician(s) and in line with the service pathways. They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.
The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. They will help to bridge the gap between Health Care Support Workers/Nursing Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
The nursing associate/Assistant Practitioner will provide nursing care to children with complex medical needs in Special Schools or within other community settings. This is a 5-day a week service.
Main duties of the job
Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to children in a range of care settings, including home, hospital and school.
Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a Registered Nurse when required.
Support children/young people and their families to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.
Care for a patient's nursing needs whilst promoting comfort and well-being, ensuring their personal and social needs are met.
Safely undertake procedures to meet the patient's nursing needs for which you have attained competence, for example recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity.
Work with the Registered Nurse and engage with other health and social agencies to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the care of the child/young person.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.
Provide effective evidence-based care for service users under the supervision of Registered Nurses in order to perform nursing activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.
Applicant must have access to car and hold a full UK driving licence.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NA on the NMC with foundation degree
- GCSE or equiv in Maths and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role - how role will contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC Code / understands revalidation
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to app professional
- importance of following procedure, plans and policies
Desirable
- Knowledge of complex conditions and how this can impact on family
Training and Experience
Essential
- team working, MDT and work alone
- receiving and delivering sensitive complex info
- evaluate own strengths and development needs
Desirable
- caring for people with complex health conditions
- Community experience
- Caring for children
Skills and abilities
Essential
- reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Organise, prioritise workload, delegate competently, time management
- Communication skills - verbal and non verbal
- ability to deal with nature of unpredictable workload
- documentation
- supervise students / support workers
- build effective relations with children, families and colleagues
Attributes
Essential
- compassionate, caring, treats with dignity and respect
- driving licence and car
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered NA on the NMC with foundation degree
- GCSE or equiv in Maths and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role - how role will contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC Code / understands revalidation
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to app professional
- importance of following procedure, plans and policies
Desirable
- Knowledge of complex conditions and how this can impact on family
Training and Experience
Essential
- team working, MDT and work alone
- receiving and delivering sensitive complex info
- evaluate own strengths and development needs
Desirable
- caring for people with complex health conditions
- Community experience
- Caring for children
Skills and abilities
Essential
- reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Organise, prioritise workload, delegate competently, time management
- Communication skills - verbal and non verbal
- ability to deal with nature of unpredictable workload
- documentation
- supervise students / support workers
- build effective relations with children, families and colleagues
Attributes
Essential
- compassionate, caring, treats with dignity and respect
- driving licence and car
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.
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).
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.
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).
