Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse Associate
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-7189250-SL
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Urgent Treatment Centre
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pro-rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse Associate - Urgent Treatment Centre
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
Are you a Nursing Associate looking for a new challenge? Fancy not having to work on call or nights? If so, look no further as South Bristol Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)!
The UTC is a busy urgent care service that operates 8am to 8pm 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. We provide unscheduled care to patients self-presenting or referred via several pathways to the service with illness or injury presentations. We assess, manage and discharge or refer to specialist teams.
The UTC is looking to grow and support band 4 clinicians to help support the urgent care agenda. We have an opportunity for a Band 4 position in our friendly unit. We are keen to talk to you about how you could enhance our supportive and highly skilled team of physiotherapist, paramedic and nurse practitioners delivering high quality urgent care.
Due to the UTC opening hours and service delivery requirements the successful candidate must be able to work a proportion of hours in the evenings and at weekends.
Main duties of the job
As a Nurse Associate, your main duties will include providing evidenced based care under indirect supervision, delivering advice and treatment to adults and children, providing treatments that include, wound care and plastering of limbs.
You will also initiate the onward referral of patients and be able to recognise and manage patient pathways for patients who may require further intervention or specialist referral to inpatient, outpatient or community-based teams.
You will promote health and independence and offer health education as appropriate. e.g. wound care advice, alcohol use, plaster and mobility aid use.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information about the role before applying.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.
If you are currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 12
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration as Nursing Associate
- Higher Apprenticeship in Health level 5 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care
Skills, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a health care or social care setting providing direct patient care
- Experience undertaking wound care of both acute and post-operative wounds (including simple dressings, Steri-Strip wound closure and wound cavity packing
- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Ability to work within a demanding environment with challenging patients who require compassion and empathy
- Competence in basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Urgent Treatment Centres, Minor Injury Units or Emergency Departments
- Experience medication administration, including Intramuscular and Subcutaneous injections
- Competence in wound closure via suturing.
- Able to undertake venepuncture on adults and children.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jeff Limna
- Job title
- Same Day Urgent Care Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03001246290
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