Nursing Associate - Salford, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

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Salford, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job overview:

Do you want to work for an outstanding organisation that is truly passionate about developing your career?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated Nursing Associate to join our friendly, supportive and exciting family team on Ward L6 at Salford Royal Care Organisation, Part of the Northern Care Alliance.

Main duties of the job:

You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team providing planned care and delivering the highest standards of patient care within Ward L6.

The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, teamwork, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience and initiative are paramount. L6 is a 36 bedded Ageing and Complex Medical Ward.

You will need to have experience of working in an acute hospital environment or community setting as well as a Nursing Associate qualification at level 4.

Experience of working with patients with acute medical patient's would be an advantage.

Working for our organisation:

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to
make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

NVQ level 3 plus diploma (foundation degree)
NMC

Knowledge, Skills, Experience:

Essential criteria:

Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
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 communicate effectively (written, verbal and non verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise
Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve.

Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

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