Nurse Associate: Older Peoples Services

We have an amazing opportunity for registered nurse associates to work day shifts, in a fast-paced, acute elderly care unit. You will be based at the Royal London Hospital which is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. We are looking for qualified nursing associates with an interest in both elderly and dementia care. You must feel passionate about showing care, respect, and compassion to elderly people. Some of our patients have challenging behaviour and you should have an interest in providing enhanced care. You will work with registered nurses, health care support workers and patients' families to provide patient centred, holistic care. You must feel empowered to care for a group of patients alongside and under the supervision of a registered nurse. You must be an excellent team worker., The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the patient "lifespan" and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate will work independently under the supervision of a registered band 5 or 6 nurse, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to the nationally recognised NMC code of conduct (2018).

The nurse associate must have the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.