Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing Associate - Acute Assessment Unit
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6220925
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Nursing Associate - AAU (Band 4)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing.
Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct. Nursing associates will be registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Nursing associates contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of this is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people.
In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and be familiar with the NHS England Guidance ‘Understanding the new NHS’.
Main duties of the job
KEY DUTIES:
To act in the best interests of the people they care for delivering quality care and working effectively within the nursing team
To put people first and provide nursing care that is person-centred, safe and compassionate
To act professionally at all times
Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems
Recognise and work within limits of their competence
Be accountable for their actions, working within line with NMC Standards.
Adhere to Trust policies, procedures and guidelines of Airedale NHS Trust.
To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures
Clinical Duties;
To recognise changes in patient’s condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse and other senior colleagues for re assessment of patient care.
To have the willingness to undertake additional skills and training depending on ward requirements.
To be involved in Trust initiative to improve patient care.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE Level English and Maths Grade C or equivalent
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Higher Apprenticeship
- Registered with the NMC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in health care
- Experience of working as part of a team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered nurse in required
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Ability to write accurate and legible patient notes
- Must be resilient and quick to adapt
- Experience to work across a range of IT systems including System One
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation skills, phlebotomy skills, able to catheterise.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Wilmot
- Job title
- Matron Urgent Care/AAU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294586
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