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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7866293
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£33,094 - £36,195 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 4 - Registered Nursing Associate

NHS AfC: Band 4

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Ward 6 South is seeking a motivated Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate (RNA)  to join our exciting multidisciplinary team. 6 South is a 30 bedded ward that provides care to patients with a various  neurological conditions and patients who require rehabilitation following their acute stroke.

We are a recognised regional specialist centre and receive referrals from all over UK and abroad. Some of our patients require tracheostomy  care, and we will ensure that you will receive training in these specialist skills.

You will have the support of our experienced  nursing team, therapists, doctors and colleagues. We run weekly ward teaching sessions and keen to provide more on other specialties.

We are looking for nurses that have an interest in working in this specialised and rewarding area, to join our team. We want nurses who are highly motivated and passionate about delivering high quality care in accordance with our world class care values. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and skills.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nursing Associate, you will:

Deliver safe, compassionate and person-centred care under the leadership of a Registered Nurse.
Contribute to assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Monitor, record and escalate changes in patients’ condition in a timely manner.
Undertake a range of clinical skills within your scope of practice, including:

-Vital signs monitoring and NEWS scoring

-Medicines administration (oral, inhaled, enteral, subcutaneous and intramuscular)

-Venepuncture, ECG recording and blood glucose monitoring

 

Support patients’ physical, psychological and rehabilitative needs appropriate to the clinical area.
Promote a culture of safety by recognising risk, escalating concerns and contributing to incident reporting where required.
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous documentation.
Support and supervise Nursing Assistants and Trainee Nursing Associates.
Participate in audit, quality improvement and service development initiatives.

What We Offer

Supportive senior leadership and strong clinical supervision
Opportunities to develop specialist skills within respiratory or neurorehabilitation care
Exposure to multidisciplinary team working
Ongoing professional development aligned with NMC standards

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths Qualifications and English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking E advice where appropriate
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organize and prioritise own delegated workload
  • Able to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the Job description
  • Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
  • Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people their families, carers and colleagues
  • Ability to support, supervise,assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
  • Excellent time management skills

Others

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organization, and ho the role may contribute to service development
  • Understands and acts in line with the NMC professional standards for practice contained with The Code
  • Knowledge of when to seek advice and escale to the appropriate professional expert help and advice
  • Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
  • Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mehaad Husnoo
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02078302719
Additional information

Mehaad Husnoo: 02077940500 ext 38474 (6 South,  Stroke/Neurology  Ward Manager)

 

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