Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery & Gastroenterology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-1057QEH-A
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
- Town
- Margate
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate
Band 4
Job overview
- Communicate effectively with patients and their relatives, ensuring accurate and seamless information is conveyed and documented.
- Assist in the maintenance and monitoring of agreed standards, ensuring that any shortfall is brought to the attention of the Line Manager
- Ensure that all quality initiatives within the Ward environment are adhered to and that the highest standards of care are maintained at all times
- Assist in the development of clinical protocols ensuring that these are reviewed in accordance with the needs of the service in conjunction with the Ward/Unit Manager
- Ensure that accurate and legible patient records are kept in line with professional and legal requirements
- Promote and maintain effective working relationships and communications with consultants, medical staff, nurse colleagues and other multi-agency staff
Main duties of the job
- Working as a registered professional, adhering to the NMC code of conduct & implementing plans of care to ensure that patient’s physical, social and psychological needs are met.
- Act as the identified Nurse for acutely ill patients by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care.
- Demonstrate leadership in progression of the patient pathway
- Act as the patients’ advocate
- Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team
- Be clinically competent in all areas of advanced practice relevant to the post
- Work to eliminate all avoidable infection by acting as a role model in infection prevention and control prevention to all staff, visitors and patients
- Minimise risk of harm to patients, staff and visitors by working according to risk management policies.
- Participate in the orientation of new staff to their duties and the ward routine.
- Work to eliminate avoidable infection by working according to infection control policies.
- Demonstrate consistent high standard of hand hygiene practice and promote standards to staff, visitors and patients.
- Promote patient independence as much as possible.
- To undertake clinical skills, ensuring procedures are explained to patients in order to gain informed consent and involvement in care decisions, including:
- Responsible for admission and discharge procedures including the correct handling of patient’s property.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered nursing associate
- Recent clinical experience in an acute Trust
- Delivery of evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
- Nurse Associate or Assistant Practitioner Qualification
- Evidence of facilitating learning in practice
- Evidence of on-going Personal &professional development
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an insight to the Scope of the Nursing Associate role as part of the multi-disciplinary team and Trust and how role will contribute to the development of our services.
- Experience of providing patient care, carrying out tests/observations
- Previous care experience
- Time management
- Management support when appropriate
Desirable criteria
- Experience within an acute setting
Governance
Essential criteria
- Essence of Care Basic
- Datix reporting tool
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of decontamination standards.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up holds and models the trust values
- Well-developed verbal & written communication skills
- Ability to develop working relationships with others
- Time management and personal organisation skills
- Demonstrates patient focused approach
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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
- Candy Rigby
- Job title
- Associate Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07934 603366
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