Nursing Associate Staines

Job summary

The NHS 10 year plan puts care in the community at it's heart, providing personalised, accessible and holistic support closer to home and to be able to rise to the challenges of increasing complexity and acuity. Enhanced community services will come together to support the person to stay safe and independent in the place they call home.

If you want to be part of this exciting challenge then consider coming to work with CSH Surrey. We are looking for talented, forward- thinking Nursing Associates to join our Community Nursing services.

The successful applicant will be supporting the Nursing workforce to provide safe and effective care under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN). You will be working within the scope of your practice, providing, holistic nursing care to our patients living within a defined geographical location within the community. You will support and supervise HCAs, Trainee Nursing Associates and Pre-registration nurses.

You may also be expected to participate in service improvement initiatives and audits. This role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills based on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) guidelines and the development, going forwards of the Nursing Associate role.

Please note that Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess valid UK right-to-work documentation.

The main duties of the Nursing Associate role are to

• Deliver clinical care to patients as required within set protocols and within the scope of the Nursing Associates practice.
• Contribute to patient assessment (after appropriate delegation from the RN) and plan and deliver high standards of care.
• Co-ordinate a team of Health Care Assistants in care delivery and, where appropriate, other students
• Take responsibility for a group/caseload of patients as required and when delegated by a RN.
• Delegate tasks (not responsibility) to other members of the clinical care team as appropriate, e.g. Healthcare support workers, family members and lay carers.
• Assist in the delivery of health promotion advice as appropriate to role and in line with own level of competence.
• Undertake agreed delegated enhanced tasks as specified in local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), competencies under the indirect supervision of an RN.

CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.

Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.

Provide accurate handovers to members of the nursing team and MDT.

Undertake responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.

Contribute to on-going assessment and evaluation of care recognising when it is necessary to refer to others.

Recognise signs of deterioration and elevate appropriately.

Recognise and report any situations, behaviour or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.

Recognise the need for referral and the role of the specialist nurse; and is able to contribute to the referral process.

Delegate to others in the team e.g. health care support workers, apprentices.

Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.

Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and…