Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Bank Band 4 Nurse Associate to join our North Wiltshire Locality Hospital at Home service. The service is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformation, making this an excellent time to become part of a dynamic and innovative team. Post will be based at either Chippenham, Malmesbury or Savernake Hospital, you'll be working Monday - Sunday 8am - 6pm (would consider shorter shifts).
Nursing Associates bring valuable knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours to their roles and are expected to work in line with the NMC Code of Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nursing Associates. With a broad understanding of care across the lifespan, they provide holistic, person-centred support to individuals of all ages in a variety of settings.
As part of the Hospital at Home Team, you will help deliver high-quality, person-centred acute nursing care directly to patients in their homes. You will have completed the Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and will play an important role in supporting patients within the community.
In this role, you will carry out a wide range of duties delegated by a suitably registered practitioner, bringing core nursing values compassion, competence, communication, courage, care, and commitment to every stage of assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care.
A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.
Main duties of the job
As a Nurse Associate you will:
- Work in care teams with other professionals, providing practical help by delivering aspects of nursing care to vulnerable and often highly dependent patients.
- Use sound clinical reasoning skills when delivering care and therapy interventions
- Deliver a delegated workload against the needs of patients and service
- Treat all individuals with respect and maintain privacy, dignity and confidentiality
- Commit to personal and professional development
- Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload
- Accurately and effectively report on care undertaken and document changes in condition, maintain records, and ensure that there is feedback to the appropriate or responsible healthcare professional.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Band 4 Nurse Associate, you'll be part of our valued team in our North Locality Hospital at Home service.
- Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
- Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
- HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
- Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with the majority of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
Registered as a Nurse Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Experience of working within a clinical setting
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its impact on current practice
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Effective verbal and written communication
Excellent interpersonal skills and able to build effective working relationships with both clients and colleagues
An ability to respond to people in distress
Car driver, with access to own vehicle.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As Band 4 Nurse Associate, you'll be part of our valued team in our North Locality Hospital at Home service.
- Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book providing they meet the shift requirements.
- Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met
- HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards
- Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities continuing your professional development
- Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with the majority of our rated services considered overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
Registered as a Nurse Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Experience of working within a clinical setting
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its impact on current practice
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Effective verbal and written communication
Excellent interpersonal skills and able to build effective working relationships with both clients and colleagues
An ability to respond to people in distress
Car driver, with access to own vehicle.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Desirable
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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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.
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