Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in line with World Class Care
2. To prioritise and manage own
3. To monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and
4. To contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to escalate to others for
5. To communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for
6. Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care
8. To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management
9. the nursing associate is able to safely demonstrate and maintain competence of the following procedures:

• use manual techniques and devices to take, record and interpret vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring
• safe administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes
• safe administration of injections using subcutaneous and intramuscular routes
• adminstration of medicines via the enteral route
• administer enemas and suppositories
• undertake routine venepuncuture, phlebotomy and ECGs
• measure and interpret blood glucose and Ketone levels
• monitoring accurate intake and output charts (fluid balance
• wound care
• wound closure using simple techniques such as glue and steristrips
• plastering and applying immobilisation equipment
• best practice infection control
• continence assessment
• diabetes care
• chronic disease management
• pressure area care
• bowel care
• palliative care
• male and female catheterisation
• pain assessment
• documentation

1. To establish effective working relations with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and a multi-disciplinary approach to patient
2. To supervise unqualified staff, to ensure that they have the knowledge, skills and resources to carry out delegated aspects .

Job responsibilities

1. Maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in line with World Class Care
2. To prioritise and manage own
3. To monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and
4. To contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to escalate to others for
5. To communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for
6. Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care
8. To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff, within own management
9. the nursing associate is able to safely demonstrate and maintain competence of the following procedures:

• use manual techniques and devices to take, record and interpret vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring
• safe administration of medicines via oral, topical and inhalation routes
• safe administration of injections using subcutaneous and intramuscular routes
• adminstration of medicines via the enteral route
• administer enemas and suppositories
• undertake routine venepuncuture, phlebotomy and ECGs
• measure and interpret blood glucose and Ketone levels
• monitoring accurate intake and output charts (fluid balance
• wound care
• wound closure using simple techniques such as glue and steristrips
• plastering and applying immobilisation equipment
• best practice infection control
• continence assessment
• diabetes care
• chronic disease management
• pressure area care
• bowel care
• palliative care
• male and female catheterisation
• pain assessment
• documentation

1. To establish effective working relations with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote good communication and a multi-disciplinary approach to patient
2. To supervise unqualified staff, to ensure that they have the knowledge, skills and resources to carry out delegated aspects .

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Experience of working in an acute hospital

Desirable

• experience of working in an Emergency department

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to organize and prioritise own delegated workload
• Able to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the Job description
• Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people their families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
• Experience of working in an acute hospital

Desirable

• experience of working in an Emergency department

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Ability to organize and prioritise own delegated workload
• Able to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the Job description
• Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people their families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet hospital

wellhouse lane

barnet

EN53DJ

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)