- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff" Job description
- Registered nursing associate on the NMC register
- Foundation degree in health and social care (adult nursing)
- NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
- End Point Assessment completed successfully
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Nursing associate Foundation Degree
- Minimum a year relevant community experience
- Demonstrates a commitment to working in the community setting
- Ability to assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care in conjunction with registered clinician.
- Ability to relate theory to practice
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Ability to organise workload and to delegate appropriately
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge / understanding of boundaries of role
- Ability to take initiative, make decisions and prioritise
- Ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of clinical supervision/reflective practice
- Ability to act as an educator for HCA's and student nurses
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance
- Ability to work as an effective team member as well as work autonomously
- Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of the principles of adult protection and child protection
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Nursing Associate Bladder and Bowel Specialist - Hove, United Kingdom - Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity to offer a motivated individual who is interested in working within the Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service across both Brighton and Hove and the High Weald, Lewes and Havens are looking for a Band 4 Nursing Associate who will work independently under the guidance and direction of the Registered Nurse to support and deliver a range of clinical activities in line with patients' individual care and treatment plans.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must have a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (Adult Nursing), as well as excellent clinical, communication and team-working offer a comprehensive induction programme and excellent ongoing professional development role will include providing a mixture of general and specific care to individuals with bladder and / or bowel dysfunction through specific interventions as identified by competency achievement to enhance the delivery of care, through catheterisation, bladder ultrasound scanning, basic continence assessments, support rehabilitation programmes and bowel management.
The post Holder will contribute to the planning, implementation and monitoring of patient care as part of the Specialist Bladder and Bowel Service.
The Successful applicant will require willingness to develop new skills and embrace change and have the ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative with sound clinical knowledge and judgement.Candidates must have a clean driving licence and use of a car for work purposes.
About us
"We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
Why work for us?
Job responsibilities
The Nursing Associate will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of patients and will be proficient and competent to work at their registered level. They will work alongside Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.
The post holder will have completed their Nursing Associate training and beregistered with the NMC.
Please see JD and PS attached for more information.
*Previous applicants should not apply.
Person SpecificationQualifications/professional registartion
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Communication
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Experience
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Clinical Skills
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Organisation
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Role
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Development
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Governance
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Team Member
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Safety
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