Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate - Trauma Unit | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6231572/156-6143855-A |
Summary
There is the opportunity to recruit an Assistant Practitioners or Nursing Associates to work with the Nursing and Healthcare team on the Trauma Unit.
The Trauma Unit is a busy, proactive 54 bedded unit that cares for patients pre-operative and post-operatively, including trauma and orthopaedic patients. We work closely with the Trauma Assessment Unit, Trauma Co-ordinators and Trauma MDT.
We are looking for a pro-active and willing Band 4 AP/NA to support the delivery of care to our Trauma and Orthopaedic patients.
As a Band 4 on the area you will be supported to nurse a cohort of patients and be responsible for their care, leading on their care and joining ward rounds to ensure that there is an MDT approach to the patient journey.
Full time (37.5 hours per week) and part time hours available.
Assist with and undertake patient assessment (under supervision and
after appropriate delegation from the registered practitioner).
Obtain requested specimens and ensure transportation to appropriate
department – urine, faeces, sputum, exudates e.g., swabs – nose, eye,
wound site, etc.
Obtain requested routine bloods/investigations; have a basic
understanding of normal and altered values, reporting adverse results.
Maintain patients’ personal and oral hygiene, e.g., help with
dressing/ undressing, giving bed baths, mouth, and skin care,
assisting with pressure area care, maintaining privacy and dignity.
Assist in providing conditions to meet the patient’s need for rest and
sleep.
Provide and promote health education; support and encourage the
patient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs.
Maintain and improve the patient’s mobility using appropriate
equipment and handling techniques.
Assist the patient to be as comfortable as possible, i.e., help with
moving and positioning the patient using appropriate equipment.
Assist with checking pain levels and requesting pain relieving
medication on patient’s behalf.
Involve the patient in shared decision-making and obtain their consent
before undertaking nursing procedures.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
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• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024