Nursing Associate - Grantham, United Kingdom - United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Description
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, both as service users and visitors to Trust premises.
All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults.The post holder, in conjunction with their line manager, will be responsible for ensuring they undertake the appropriate level of training relevant to their individual role and responsibilities and that they are aware of and work within the safeguarding policies of the Trust.
Nursing associates act in the best interests of people, putting them first and providing nursing care that is person-centred, safe and compassionate.
They act professionally at all times and use their knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems.
They recognise and work within the limits of their competence and are responsible for their actions. As a Nursing Associate you will;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.
Perform and record clinical observations including ; o accurately measure weight and height, calculate body mass index and recognise healthy ranges and clinically significant low/high readings o use manual techniques and devices to take, record and interpret vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration (TPR), blood pressure (BP) and pulse oximetry in order to identify signs of improvement, deterioration or concern.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
Please note this position will not commence until April 1st or after.
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