Job description
Job overview
A great opportunity to join the diverse multi disciplinary team in the Urgent Treatment Centre at Rochdale Infirmary has arisen.
Nursing Associates work as a vital part of the wider nursing team and we are recruiting for a Nursing Associate to join our team working a fixed shift pattern of twilight shifts 1800-0200 The post holder will be accountable to the registered Nurse on duty.
The Urgent Treatment Centre based at Rochdale Infirmary offers a service for adults and children requiring assessment and management of minor injury and or minor illness. With over 60,000 attendances annually and one third of these service users are children.
The team in UTC are multidisciplinary; Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Emergency Practitioners working along side General Practitioners, Emergency Consultants and a team of Registered Nurses, Associate Nurses and Healthcare Support workers.
The team are diverse in their experience and skills that they can share with you. Amongst our team we have qualified paramedics and both adult and children's nurses practising in an advanced capacity. Development of staff is a key focus for us and this is achieved with the support and guidance from our in house dedicated practise based educator
Fixed term contract 18 month with potential for post to become permanent, to be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for, under the supervision of a registered nurse, the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients. As a NA you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support for junior staff. You will not be authorised to give any intravenous medication or insulin and you will never be expected to lead a team by yourself.
Working for our organisation
Rochdale Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different. Rochdale puts co-operation and co-design at the forefront of its health and social care. This is the place with community based integrated care at its heart. Rochdale Infirmary, and the adult and children’s community services across Heywood Middleton and Rochdale, consists of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors. A place leading the way in life-enhancing, integrated care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration as Nurse Associate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to coordinate workload
- Able to supervise members of the team, ensuring high quality, safe and effective patient care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written skills
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Emergency/Urgent Care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of working within Emergency/Urgent Treatment
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
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We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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