This Band 4 Nursing Associate post sits on the Elmdon Intermediate Care Unit, a 42-bed rehabilitation and recovery unit run by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. It supports patients who are medically stable but need extra help before returning home, covering assessment, planned nursing care, medicines and discharge work with health and social care partners. The post works long day and night shifts within a multidisciplinary team focused on recovery and independence. NMC registration as a Nursing Associate is required.
What the job involves
- Assess, monitor and review patients' physical and emotional needs, recognising deterioration and escalating concerns
- Plan, coordinate and deliver evidence-based nursing care, including personal care, nutrition, mobility, continence, respiratory care, infection prevention, end-of-life care and agreed clinical procedures
- Administer prescribed medicines and treatments within competence, Trust policy and scope of practice
- Keep accurate, timely electronic and paper clinical records and give safe handovers
- Communicate with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team, gaining verbal consent and advocating for patients
- Work across services to support continuity of care, health promotion, safeguarding and integrated care
- Delegate suitable tasks, supervise learners and support workers, and contribute to teaching
- Follow professional standards, Trust policies, safety, infection-control, safeguarding and incident-reporting requirements, challenging and escalating poor practice
- Manage workload, maintain mandatory training and clinical competence, and support audit, quality improvement, research and service development
What's required
Qualifications
- GCSE or equivalent, including Level 2 Functional Skills maths and English
- Level 5 Foundation degree specific to nursing associate practice
- For apprentices, completed and passed End Point Assessment
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a Nursing Associate
Experience
- Working in multidisciplinary and cross-agency settings under supervision, which newly qualified staff can evidence through training
- Managing and prioritising caseload and workload using initiative
- Delegation and supervision responsibilities
- Competence in a range of clinical skills relevant to the scope of practice
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of accountability, revalidation and the scope of the Nursing Associate role within the wider team
- Knowledge of health promotion, improving safety and quality, and contributing to integrated care
- Communication skills for relationship management across health professionals
- Understanding of safeguarding and Mental Capacity principles as applied to the role
- Knowledge of health and safety principles as applied to the role
- Understanding of the need to follow policy, procedure, guidelines and care plans
Other
- Willingness to take on new skills and develop scope of practice
Nice to have
- Experience of clinical audit
What's offered
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing development opportunities
- Structured competency and training programmes
- Opportunities to broaden clinical knowledge and experience
- A rewarding role where the impact of care is seen every day
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