Nursing Associate, Community Nursing West Berks | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Cold Ash, West Berkshire
Nursing Associate, Community Nursing West Berks | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Cold Ash, West Berkshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 22 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: e3e7479a9f5f4840a4167fa1ce7d0cd3
Full Job Description
- Demonstrate sound knowledge of care and treatmentin order toundertake non-complex nursing assessment/reassessment in various settings under the direction/ supervision of senior staff.
- Exercise personal responsibility and work independently within defined parameters of practice, taking the initiative in a variety of situations and performing a range of clinical and care skills consistent with the role,responsibilitiesand professional values of a Nursing Associate.
Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident. - Working with a progressive group of professionals that have the patient's needs at its centre
- Having the autonomy and the ability to exercise clinical reasoning and decision making that is critical for the care you need to give
- Having the opportunity to develop your career further
- Having the authority to affect change to your patient's life "in realtime" throughaccess to all service within the Integrated community services with no barriers
- Gaining experience in holistic delivery of care for patients in their own homes. then this would be the perfect opportunity
- Undertake a full range of agreed clinical skills including venepuncture, routine ECG recording and measure and interpret blood glucose levels
- Registered Nursing associates are allowed to administer intramuscular injections followingappropriate organisationaltraining and achievement of Trust competencies
- Accurately use contemporary nutritional assessment tools and record fluid intake toidentifysigns of dehydration or fluid retention and escalate as necessary
- Assistin the delivery of complex careas prescribed bythe registered Nurse. Develop understanding of caring for individuals withparticular conditionsfor example dementia, mental illness, learning disabilities. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include: - Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites The 3/4 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
An opportunity has arisen to join ourCommunityNursing Team as aNursing Associateworking as an integral part of a Community Nursing service within the Newbury locality. youareinterested in: