Vascular Nursing Associate - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Description

NHS AfC:
Band 4


Main area

  • Vascular Surgery

Grade

  • NHS AfC: Band 4

Contract

  • Permanent

Hours

  • Full time hours per week

Job ref

Site

  • Queen's Medical Centre

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • 07/04/2024 23:59
Job overview


Are you ready for the next exciting step in your nursing career? If so, this could be just the job for you.


We are looking for a new Nursing Associate to join the Vascular Specialist Nursing team and support with an already established Nursing Associate in post.

You may be an experienced Nursing Associate looking for a challenging new role or perhaps you are newly qualified and are keen to get stuck in with a specialist team.

Please get in contact with us to discuss the role further.

Main duties of the job


In addition to the below summary you will need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.


An exciting opportunity has been created for a Band 4 Nursing Associate to join our experienced highly skilled Vascular Team.


We pride ourselves on delivering the best experience to our patients and their families, ensuring clinical excellence and compassionate, thoughtful care at all times.


Our team would welcome a forward thinking, dynamic Nurse Associate who is committed to ensuring our patients receive only the very best in evidence based nursing care.

Working for our organisation


With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


Working as a member of the vascular speciality, the post holder will provide a combination of nursing support, wound management, outpatient clinic management, administration and audit duties in the delivery of services for patients with venous disease, aneurysmal disease and peripheral arterial disease.


The post holder will be based at NUH QMC Campus and City Campus with the expectation of travelling to SFH when required.


Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards
Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Holds a foundation degree in Nursing Associate
  • Registered to practice with the NMC
  • Experience of the NHS in an acute setting
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office programmes, product Excel spreadsheets and databases
  • Experience working with all levels of the Multi-Disciplinary Team
  • Demonstrates a willingness to learn
Desirable criteria

  • Experience of medical terminology and experience in a health and social care environment would be beneficial
  • Background knowledge of peripheral arterial disease, aneurysmal disease and wound dressing
  • An understanding of the outpatient system including referral, booking and outcoming
Experience

Essential criteria

  • Experience of providing high standards of service in a patient orientated environment
  • Working as a team member
  • Efficient organisation of meetings and other appointments
  • Accurate and realtime diary keeping
Communication and Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

  • Excellent communicator, clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing
  • Team player with aptitude to develop working relationships with others to aid and manage workload in contributing to team directives
  • Demonstrates confidence and maturity when dealing with patients and carers.
  • Professional telephone manner
Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

  • Must be able to clearly and accurately convey information gathered from verbal and written reports
  • Able to present and receive relevant clinical information
Desirable criteria

  • Good problem solving skills using team when appropriate
Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

  • Recognises own role within the team
  • Understands own scope of competence
  • Shows willingness to assist others
  • Ability to organise own workload
  • Use of electronic diary
  • Experience using NHS systems, PAS/Notis, Winscribe, Careflow
  • Flexible and adaptable
Desirable criteria

  • Demonstrates effective time management skills
Physical Skills

Essential criteria

  • Physically able to undertake the job role
  • Able to manoeuvre equipment in line with Trust policies and procedures
Other require
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