Description
The Nurse Associate post holder will work as part of the MDT to support the delivery of excellent clinical outcomes, assessment and treatment within our older adult inpatient services under the direction of a qualified clinician.
The role of the Nurse Associate is to support our clinicians and to provide quality nursing care and promote best practice. You will support the growth of students and new employees and actively contribute towards the development of Older Adult services.
The post requires adherence to the NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates. The successful candidate will work as a member of the MDT, interacting constructively with team members, organising, prioritising and planning their work.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing sensitive, compassionate and effective care to support service users with a range of mental health conditions.
- Using a range of assessment tools to inform a thorough assessment of risk.
- Recognising when to seek advice to manage risks or complex cases.
- Providing advice and support to service users to enable them to make informed lifestyle choices.
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care with a supervising clinician.
- Contributing to the provision of care for service users in line with evidence-based practice and national guidelines.
- Working alongside a supervising clinician in the preparation and administration of medication.
- Feeling competent to work without direct supervision, delivering care independently in line with parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role.
- Interpreting information and recognising situations that are beyond your knowledge and escalating concerns to an appropriate professional.
- Prioritising and managing your own workload and recognising areas of care that you can delegate safely to other colleagues.
- Acting as a role model and supporting nursing students, health care assistants and new employees.
- Reporting incidents or near misses in a timely manner.
- Working collaboratively with other services, agencies and teams.
- Documenting and maintaining accurate clinical records.
- Identifying and reporting any concerns in regards to the potential abuse/neglect of people and carers.
- Participating in clinical audits.
The trust offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support.
The salary for this post is £29,812 to £32,715 a year, inclusive of 5% Fringe HCAS, pro rata.