Nursing Associate London

Job summary

Nursing Associate, Band 4 Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Nursing Associate (Band 4) to join our Rapid Response Team, (RRT) based within our Adult Physical Community Health Services, based at Goldie Leigh Abbey Wood London SE2 0AS. Bexley Adult Community Physical Health Services is part of Oxleas Foundation Trust.

RRT is an integrated health and social care team and is part of the NHSE Urgent Community Response initiative, the team provides an urgent response to patients experiencing a health or social care crisis, this is an exciting time to join the team, which has expanded to include a face-to-face response within 2 hours, falls pick up and virtual ward elements to the service.

You should be a committed, highly motivated, and forward-thinking individual who should be able to work autonomously, and as part of a team. You must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a flexible approach and be able to demonstrate your ability to prioritise and organise your work. RRT offers a friendly, supportive, innovation and progressive environment; we are truly passionate about developing your career.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carers
• To participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professional
• Plan and document the patients' progress on the Trust's information systems
• To maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements
• To evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetings
• To teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients' functional ability and independence.
• To teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients' independence is maximised
• To contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patients
• Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment
• The post holder may be required to work across sites on a planned basis and in community when responding to urgent community referrals.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

• To have knowledge of specific physical, emotional, physiological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of patients and their carers, taking these into account and under direction of the registered health professional, implement appropriate action to meet those needs
• Manage priorities as delegated by the registered nurse/ therapist
• To undertake other duties commensurate with the banding of this post in agreement with the relevant line manager
• To accept delegated assessment responsibility, delivering individual plans of care to meet the immediate needs and on-going needs of the service users and their carers
• To participate in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered healthcare professional
• Plan and document the patients progress on the Trusts information systems
• You will have experience of the use of various IT applications including Microsoft
• Knowledge of personal health and safety responsibilities is essential
• To maintain a professional standard of record keeping which is accurate and current, in line with professional codes, service standards and team specific requirements
• To evaluate patient progress and discuss with senior clinicians through feedback discussions and multi-disciplinary meetings
• To teach and demonstrate the correct use of equipment to optimise patients functional ability and independence
• To teach and demonstrate elements of self-care to patients and their carers so that the patients independence is maximised
• To contribute to the team and service development, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery in order to provide best patient care in relation to resources available and evidenced-based practice, with the assistance of the registered nurses and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to identify/manage and take action to minimise or eradicate risk to patients
• Ensure safe, appropriate and effective provision and demonstration of stock equipment

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• completed NA Programme
• Car Driver

Desirable

• Phlebotomy
• Wound Care
• NHS experience
• Community Experience

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years in care setting

Desirable

• Demonstrate care qualities

Experience

Essential

• 2 years of health care experience

Desirable

• Experience of clinical skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).