- Experience & Knowledge
- Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices in an acute hospital setting.
- Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Supervision training e.g. TAQA
- Skills & Ability
- To work within a team, delegate and escalate in line with role and scope of practice.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
- Ability to support, supervise, assess (if appropriate) and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within clinical setting.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Other Specific Requirements
•Health and physical abilities sufficient for the post (if necessary, with reasonable adjustments with respect to disability provisions within the Equality Act 2010. - Understanding of the scope of the role of the Band 4 in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- Understand and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice
- Other Specific Requirements
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Band 4 in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
- •Understands the requirements for NMC professional revalidation.
- Car Driver
- Training & Qualificiation
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
- Acute apprenticeship units as appropriate to HHFT Care Group/Divisional requirements.
Nursing Associate - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - Hampshire Hospitals NHS
Description
Job overview
The role is a primary function supporting the team for the optimal care of our patients. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care to the patients of the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation
Main duties of the job
The role of the Nursing Associate is to Assist and support the qualified health professionals in ensuring optimal care for the patients and the success of the trust. The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care of patients of the Hampshire hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Person specification
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Certificate
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Certificate
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Certificate
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