Nursing Associate Practitioner - Slough, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Slough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We have an exciting full-time/part time considered opportunity for Nursing Associate practitioner with surgical experience or any other background, who has a keen interest in Surgery to join our dynamic team on ward 2 SEU (Surgical Emergency Unit).

Ward 2 is a 16 bedded ward caring for General Surgical, Urology, Plastic and ENT patients.

We are also proud of establishing a new service SDEC with trolley/chaired area for assessment, treatment and ambulatory care to provide Same Day Emergency Care for surgical and urology patients.

You must have a keen interest within a surgical field. You must also be committed to excellence with a friendly, positive attitude, and be an active team member.

Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision. To assist in the monitoring of performance and work of the Nursing Team. Managing the shift as safely and effectively as possible.

The ward has a positive approach to flexible working in order to help our staff achieve a healthy work/ life balance, an ethic that is strongly supported by the Trust.

As a department we take extreme care pride in our staff, ensuring that your professional development is paramount. If you wish to broaden your professional skills and gain expert knowledge in a fantastic specialist field then this opportunity is for you

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement.

We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site.

The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients.

Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Develop and improve competence and skills primarily surgical skills and to include ECG & cannulation

Communicate effectively, with clarity, compassion, empathy & respect adhering to confidentiality at all times. Ensure clear, concise, accurate and legible records are made

Report any accidents or incidents and raise any concerns

To assist the registered nurse in the planning, management and evaluation of surgical care

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

Recognise issues relating to safeguarding and report problems or raise concerns as appropriate

Develop understanding of caring for individuals with particular conditions e.g dementia

Demonstrate good understanding of principles of consent and ensuring consent is obtained prior to undertaking nursing and care procedures

Demonstrate good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act/DoLs

Work in an effective, organised manner demonstrating good time management and organisational skills

To be the patients advocate & provide excellent high quality care

To record observations, document, report and escalate using NEWS2 & pain comfort score

To respond appropriately to clinical emergencies

To act always in a manner which, promotes positive working relationships & maintains the professional image of the Trust.

Understand and adhere to Trust polices, guidelines and procedures