Job summary
- Main area
- surgery and cardiology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 196-NM11541
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harefield Hospital
- Town
- Uxbridge
- Salary
- £29,460 - £31,909 p.a. inclusive of Outer London High Cost Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/05/2024
Employer heading
Band 4 Qualified Nursing Associate
NHS AfC: Band 4
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you Qualified Nursing Associate, registered with the NMC?
We are currently seeking Registered Nursing Associates to work within surgery and cardiology. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role.
We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic people, appropriate training will be given dependent upon previous knowledge and experience. As part of our busy team you will play your part of delivering excellent nursing care. You must be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team and have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
You will also benefit from excellent training and developmental opportunities with support from the ward staff & our education teams. This all takes place within a lively and stimulating environment. This is your chance to join our friendly, dynamic and supportive team at Harefield Hospital.
Closing Date: 6th May 2024
Interview Date: 14th May 2024
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be responsible for delivering high quality, patient centred, compassionate care under the direction of a registered nurse with a focus on promoting health and independence.
- Have proficient attitudes and behaviours compatible with the Trust / NHS Values.
- Be an accountable professional.
- Work as part of a clinical team delivering care that focuses on individual needs.
- Carry out specific clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction of a registered nurse.
- To work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the individual’s defined plan of care, within the parameters of practice of the nursing associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.
- To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover according to experience for any area specified.
Working for our organisation
Core behaviours for all Trust staff:
All staff will commit to:
- Act with honesty and integrity at all times
- Demonstrate respect for others and value diversity
- Focus on the patient and internal and external customer at all times
- Make an active contribution to developing the service
- Learn from and share experience and knowledge
- Keep others informed of issues of importance and relevance
- Consciously review mistakes and successes to improve performance
- Act as ambassadors for their directorate and the Trust
- Be aware of the impact of their own behaviour on others
- Be discreet and aware of issues requiring confidentiality
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Patient/customer care (both direct & indirect)
Seeking advice/guidance as necessary, the nursing associate will:
- Assist the registered nurse with the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meeting the needs of the patients.
- A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological, pathological, spiritual, socio-economical and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality.
- Support individuals with all aspects of care including daily living, providing person-centred care and promoting health and independence through awareness raising and care navigation to other professionals as appropriate.
- Prioritise workload according to changing clinical need for shift and demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
- Contribute to setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co-ordinate clinical services across the ward/department.
- Work in an effective and organised manner demonstrating excellent time management and organisational skills to effectively deliver person-centred care for an allocated group of individuals.
- Collaborating with other members of the ward team to ensure the patients needs are met to a consistently high standard.
- Maintain excellent clinical standards of nursing practice.
- Act as a patient advocate in line with the NHS plan.
- Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to the Trust standard and national guidance. (including electronic records)
- Participate in conducting nursing audit to achieve the agreed standards.
- Contribute to and participate in the process of setting goals and benchmarking standards ensuring CQUIN targets are met.
- In conjunction with the staff team contribute to developing and maintaining a ward/department ethos and provide a standard approach to the delivery of excellent nursing care.
- To demonstrate awareness and compliance with Trust policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, core behaviours, the 6Cs and the Trust Nursing strategy.
- To be aware of the Trust’s framework of clinical governance and patient safety walk rounds within the ward or department area, seeking advice or guidance where necessary.
- Identify and report clinical risks to the ward/departmental Sister/Charge nurse, Modern Matron so that appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the Trust risk management policy.
- To provide a suitable and safe environment for the physical, psychological and spiritual well being of staff, patients/clients and their relatives/carers, seeking guidance or advice where necessary.
- Record and report all incidents/complaints involving staff, patients and visitors in accordance with Trust policies and assist in any investigations as required.
- To actively promote a healthy lifestyle for patients and staff.
Person specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Foundation Level Degree: Nursing Associate Qualification
- NMC Registered Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
- Completion of End Point Assessment for applicants who have undertaken an apprenticeship route
- GCSE Grade A-C English and Maths or Level 2 in Maths and English
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Completion of end point assessment if undertaken NA training as an apprentice
Desirable criteria
- Essential induction training and experience
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate ability to work in the area for which an application is made
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of working with the public demonstrating good customer care skills
- Experience of health coaching and promoting independent living
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within an Acute health / care setting
- Evidence of involvement in support / development of less experienced staff
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing
- Awareness of own limitations
Desirable criteria
- Completion of an HCA development programme
- Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance, nutritional requirements etc.
- Evidence of recent work-based learning or self-directed learning
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Flexible
- Smart appearance
- Able to work to pressure
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic
- Assertive and positive attitude
- Pleasant disposition
- Positive attitude
- Caring, kind and compassionate
- Positive change agent
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
- Julia Shears
- Job title
- Senior Sister (Interim) Juniper Ward
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895823737
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