Registered Nursing Associate

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!

Are you a nurse looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to develop new skills? This is an exciting time to join the community nursing service in West Herts. We are developing new community pathways which will support the delivery of more care in people's homes, and to enable us to do this we have a range of new learning and development opportunities available through the CLCH Academy.

We have a new opportunity for a Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our community nursing teams in the St Albans & Harpenden Locality.

You will be supported to develop and achieve competencies to provide individualised care to patients who have long-term conditions and to complete various nursing assessments and following treatment regimes.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with service and patient needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians.

The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process. (Health Education England 2018)

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-HERTS-5174

Job locations

Harpenden Memorial Hospital

Harpenden

AL5 4TB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assessment and planning of delegated care

Monitoring of long-term conditions and well-being of service users including escalation of interventions when necessary

Assist with the implementation and monitoring of clinical care and monitor outcomes

Administering of Medication in accordance with regulatory guidelines for Nursing Associates

Undertake onward referrals to appropriate services and community based care support

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Assessment and planning of delegated care

Monitoring of long-term conditions and well-being of service users including escalation of interventions when necessary

Assist with the implementation and monitoring of clinical care and monitor outcomes

Administering of Medication in accordance with regulatory guidelines for Nursing Associates

Undertake onward referrals to appropriate services and community based care support

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
GCSEs Grade 9 - 4 in Maths and English or equivalent
Care Certificate

Desirable

Previous experience of working within a health / care setting in the field of area applied for
Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
Evidence of continuing professional development

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
GCSEs Grade 9 - 4 in Maths and English or equivalent
Care Certificate

Desirable

Previous experience of working within a health / care setting in the field of area applied for
Relevant experience of working self-directed or as part of a team.
Evidence of continuing professional development

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.