Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Nursing Associate (Band 4) to join our Rapid Response Team, (RRT) based within our Adult Physical Community Health Services, based at Goldie Leigh Abbey Wood London SE2 0AS.
The RRT is an integrated health and social care team and is part of the NHSE Urgent Community Response initiative. The team provides an urgent response to patients experiencing a health or social care crisis. This is an exciting time to join the team, which has expanded to include a face-to-face response within 2 hours, falls pick up and virtual ward elements to the service.
You should be a committed, highly motivated, and forward-thinking individual who should be able to work autonomously, and as part of a team. You must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a flexible approach and be able to demonstrate your ability to prioritise and organise your work.
Main duties of the job
- Accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carers.
- Participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professional.
- Plan and document the patients' progress on the Trust's information systems.
- Maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements.
- Evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients' functional ability and independence.
- Teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients' independence is maximised.
- Contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionals.
- Identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patients.
- Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £33,262 to £36,027 a year pa inc
- Permanent full-time position
Person Specification
- Qualifications:
+ Essential: NMC registration, completed NA Programme, Car Driver + Desirable: Phlebotomy, Wound Care, NHS experience, Community Experience
- Experience:
+ Essential: Minimum 2 years in care setting, 2 years of health care experience + Desirable: Demonstrate care qualities, Experience of clinical skills