Nursing Associate - Medical Wards

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care for patients presenting with all kinds of medical needs, working as part of the nursing and multidisciplinary team.
• Work in the medical wards across general medicine, respiratory, cardiology and elderly care.
• Practice under indirect supervision in all areas of the medical wards, reflecting the values and principles of teamwork such as proper communication and escalation as a team member.
• Contribute to the assessment, planning and implementation of individual care for assigned patients under agreed pathways, ensuring safe practice and maintaining high standards of care.
• Implement and monitor patient care following nursing care plans and patient pathways, and report progress to registered practitioner/s.
• Ensure a welcoming, caring and safe environment for patients and visitors.
• Carry out regular observations, proper documentation, identify a deteriorating patient and follow escalation procedures as identified in the patient pathways.
• Initiate basic life support for a collapsed patient until medical help arrives.
• Assist with safe transfers of patients within the wards and other departments.
• Perform hospital transfers and handover of patient care for agreed patients.
• Provide clinical skills such as recording of 12‑lead ECG, insertion of peripheral cannulation and venepuncture, female and male urinary catheterisation, minor wound dressings and oral medications.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North‑West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care. We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre.

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On‑site Nurseries
• On‑site staff cafes
• On‑site parking
• Support in career development
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics