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

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description

Band 4

Main area

Nursing
Trauma and Orthopaedics

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Grade

Band 4

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Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment also considered for internal applicants)

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Hours

Full time hours per week (Cover service from 8am to 8pm inc bank holidays (working on a rota basis))

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Job ref

Site

Nottingham Treatment Centre (Queens Medical Campus)

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £23,949 - £26,282 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

18/05/2023 23:59Job overview

Fracture clinic are excited to announce a vacancy for a 12 month secondment Nursing Associate to join our team based in the Nottingham Treatment Centre.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team, who work closely with the variety of different disciplines within Trauma and Orthopaedics.

Our Fracture Clinic is part of the speciality of Trauma and Orthopaedics within the Surgery Division. We are forward facing providing outpatient care to Trauma and Orthopaedic patients.

Care is provided to a very diverse range of patients including trauma, major trauma, elective orthopaedics and plastic surgery patients.

Successful applicants must be flexible in your approach to practice, thrive in working in a fast paced environment, have excellent communication skills, and be able to lead and drive forward change ensuring patient care is at the heart of everything we do

The service operates on a 7-day roster system between 08:00 - 20:00hrs, including weekends and Bank Holidays.

An informal visit is recommended.

Main duties of the job

As the Nursing Associate you will be required to maintain an awareness of the developments in the care and treatment of patients in order to be able to carry out duties competently and efficiently.

Working for our organisation

The Fracture clinic cares for Orthopaedic patients ranging from follow up appointments and traumatic injury.

Being part of our team you will have the encouragement and opportunity to work across clinic developing skills within our treatment room and the plaster room.

We offer an induction programme where staff are expected and encouraged to complete local casting training and develop wound management skills.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Effective communication channels are important and must be aware of the need for confidentiality both in the written and spoken word.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of delivering nursing care to a group of patients.
Supervision of nonregistered staff or students.
Experience of working with wider Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT).
Desire and passion for the speciality.

Physical Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstrate competence and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, using equipment and documentation.
Able to perform the full range of nursing duties required for the role.
Competent in relevant Information technology (IT) skills, including use of IT devices and systems.
Evidence of current moving and handling training.

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Diploma or Degree in health/nursing related studies.
Current level one NMC registration.
Competent in Medicines Management.
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s an