Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nursing Associate
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
Are you a Registered Nursing Associate??
Or are you about to qualify as a Registered Nursing Associate??
Do you want to make a difference and have a positive influence on patient care and experience & are you looking for an exciting new challenge? If so, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are offering an opportunity for enthusiastic caring and compassionate individuals to join our team at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Successful applicants will benefit from, a comprehensive bespoke 12-month Nursing preceptorship programme which is facilitated by a dedicated Practice Development team, who support you alongside experienced and supportive staff within clinical areas to help you settle and develop in your new role.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk/our-organisation/pathway-to-excellence/
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential, and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity, and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have opportunities in the following areas:
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Interventional Radiology
Endoscopy
Emergency Department (ED)
Paediatrics
Main duties of the job include:
Being an accountable professional:
- Act in the best interests of the people you care for
- Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centered, safe and compassionate
- Act professionally at all times adhering to the NMC Code, and Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates (2018) and relevant local policies procedures and guidelines including the UHCW scope of practice for nursing associates (2019).
- Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems
- Recognise and work within the limits of their
- Be responsible /accountable for their
Promoting health and preventing ill health:
- Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioral health and
- Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health
- Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities
Provide and monitor care:
- Provide compassionate, safe, and effective care and support to people in a range of care
- Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and
- Contribute to ongoing assessment and evaluation of care recognising when it is necessary to refer to
- Recognise signs of deterioration and escalate
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care
- Recognise and report/escalate any situations, behaviors or errors that could result in poor care outcomes
- Administer medications in alignment with NMC standards of proficiency and local policy and procedure
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
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Experience
Essential criteria
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Knowledge
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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Skills
Essential criteria
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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
- Claire Lloyd
- Job title
- Recruitment Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476967685
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