Apprentice Nursing Associate - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bedford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are looking for Apprentice Nursing Associate apprentices who are interested progressing into a career in Nursing.

Successful applicants will be offered a full time salary and the opportunity to work within our acute healthcare setting, whilst combining training with academic learning to achieve a Foundation Degree Qualification and NMC registration as a Nursing Associate.

The apprenticeship programme is structured and it will give apprentices experience in a wide variety of placements across the breadth of health and social care and various organisations.

The training is offered as an apprenticeship and we are looking to recruit from both our current employees and the wider community.

The academic aspect of the course will be provided by the University of Bedfordshire

Luton Campus. The university tuition costs for the programme are fully funded by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Trainees will be employed on a 2 year fixed term contract to complete the apprenticeship programme. All trainees will be offered permanent employment on successful completion of the course.

We will be offering Health Care Assistant (Band 2) posts in the first instance to applicants who do not have care, acute, or hospital experience as this will provide the suitable applicant relevant experience prior to the apprenticeship start date.

The Trust reserve the right to determine when successful applicants are ready to join the apprenticeship programme.

The training programme emphasises the role that apprentices can play in life course (pre-conception to end of life).

Some of the duties will include:

Proving personal care for patients
Undertaking clinical tasks including venepuncture and ECGs

- supporting individuals and their families and carers when faced with unwelcome news and life-changing diagnoses

Performing and recording clinical observations such as blood pressure, temperature, respirations and pulse
Discussing and sharing information with registered nurses on a patients' condition, behaviour, activity and responses
Ensuring the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
Recognising issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care

Support individuals with all aspects of care including daily living, providing person-centred care and promoting health and independence through awareness raising and care navigation to other professionals as appropriate

Perform and record clinical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, pulse

Undertake clinical tasks including cannulation, venepuncture, ECGs

Accurately record nutritional and fluid intake

Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times

Report back and share information with the registered nurses on the condition, behaviour, activity and responses of individuals

Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals

Assist in the implementation of appropriate action to meet the specific physical, emotional and psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individuals and carers

Assist in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered nurse

Develop understanding of caring for individuals with particular conditions for example dementia, mental illness, learning disabilities

Develop skills in relation to coaching/teaching individuals/carers/other staff

Promote health and safety maintaining best practice in health, safety and security

Plan and manage competing demands of job role, study and placement activity

Qualifications:

Level 2 Functional/Key Skills in English and Maths or GCSE English Language & Maths at Grade A-C /4-9 (Evidence of qualifications will be required)

The ability to study at Diploma level and a commitm