Nursing Associate, A&E, WRH
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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Job summary
We are looking to fill the position of Nursing Associate in the Emergency Department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. As a Nursing Associate working within the Emergency Department in our Trust we expect high standards of care to be delivered consistently and with compassion, empathy, respect and dignity. We provide care 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so you will need to have the flexibility to work days, weekend and night shifts. We expect all of our staff to be competent in their nursing skills and therefore offer a high level of training to ensure clinical and technical knowledge is delivered effectively. Registered Nursing Associate qualification is required together with an appropriate entry on the NMC register.
Main duties of the job
A Nursing associate is a new role within the Emergency Department nursing team. Nursing associates work with healthcare support workers and registered nurses to deliver care for patients and the public. Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Date posted
30 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£23,949 to £26,282 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9365-24-0550
Job locations
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Supporting documents
Supporting links (all open in new tabs)
Flexible Working and Support to Staff
New Urgent and Emergency Care Department
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