Nursing Associate - Community | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL4 1DE |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6152769/236-OCO-CS119-24 |
Summary
The Nursing Associate in the community is a valued member of the team, working closely with the integrated team to provide care and education to patients on the community caseload. The Nursing Associate will be supported in providing care by the wider nursing team. They will have a list of their own patients that are under the care of the district nurses and will provide care for a variety of reasons, such as catheter care, wound care, medication administration. All staff are provided with a robust local induction and competency document, alongside additional support from the practice education and specialist nurse teams.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Qualified Nursing Associates to work within Oldham Community Integrated Health and Social Care Teams
The post holders will support clinical practice in the wider Adult Community Nursing Service by:
• Keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures.
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
• Supporting learning in both formal and informal settings in order to support the on-going development of staff in clinical practice.
You will be supported in this role and will have opportunities for continuing professional development in a busy and rapidly developing service.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitehttps://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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