Nursing Associate in Gorleston-on-Sea

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.

Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:

• Putting patients first
• Aiming to get it right
• Recognising that everybody counts
• Doing everything openly and honestly

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Staff Nurse to join ward 6, our trauma & orthopaedic ward. You will be required to confidently support orthopaedic patients with a range of orthopaedic conditions and needs. You will focus on providing a high standard of patient care, engaging with colleagues, adapting and being flexible to the complex nature of Ward 6. If you are a strong, caring and compassionate individual who works well under pressure and wants to deliver quality care then please apply. This role covers long days, nights and weekends. You will be fully supported during your transition with supernumerary status and additional training tailored to meet the requirements of the ward for the delivery of safe and high quality care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide direct nursing care to patients whilst ensuring you are acting as an advocate for often a vulnerable patient group.
• To ensure relatives and patients are kept fully informed of the patients journey.
• Working closely with members of the MDT in order to promote early mobilization, optimized analgesia and safe, early discharge home.
• As a flexible employer we can offer part time and full time hours.
• We expect all applicants to be committed to providing a high standard of patient care which embraces the vision of Compassion in Practice and the 6c’s.

Working for our organisation

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care.
• Ensure that agreed standards of nursing practice within the ward are maintained.
• Ensure that all Trust and ward Health and Safety policies are adhered to.
• Ensure that the Trust's Values and Behaviours are adhered to.
• Maintain personal contact with patients, other health care disciplines, relatives and visitors.

Person specification

• Registered Nursing associate on NMC registered
• Practice supervisor training
• Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
• Broad clinical knowledge
• Recent experience working in an acute clinical environment
• Experience in orthopaedic patients
• Understand and act in line with NMC professional standards for practice
• Demonstrates adherence to trust’s “CARES” value and behaviour
• Flexible
• Good time management and prioritization skills

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship, you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

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Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.

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.