Community Nursing Associate - London, United Kingdom - Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is integrated Trust with Adult Community Nursing Services based at London borough of City and Hackney.

We require a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to work independently under the guidance and direction of a Registered Nurse in order to provide efficient and effective evidence based nursing care to patients in their own homes.

Applicants must have a qualification in Associate Nursing practitioner as well as excellent clinical, communication and team working skills. Experience working in a Community Team is desirable. We offer a comprehensive induction programme and excellent on going professional development opportunities.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Interview Date:

TBC

The Nursing Associate will support the Nursing workforce to provide safe effective care; ensuring evidence based care for patients under the indirect supervision of a registered nurse (RN).
The Nursing Associate will be proficient and competent and work within their scope of practice as governed by the NMC Code and NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018)
The Nursing Associate may be expected to participate in audits and service improvement initiatives.
The Nursing Associate will be expected to supervise and support HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Preregistration nurses.

It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on NMC guidelines and development of the Nursing Associate role.

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients.

In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

In order to comply with our duty of care and forthcoming legislation, we require all new starters to have the COVID vaccine.

Vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an exemption applies.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both documents please view the attachment/s for this vacancy.