Job description

Job responsibilities

The Registered Nursing Associate will work as part of the nursing workforce, supporting Registered Nurses to deliver high quality, person-centred, compassionate care to patients. They will deliver planned care to a group of patients working within the standards of proficiency outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and in accordance with Trust policies and protocols. They will demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team and provide support / guidance to less experienced staff / learners within the clinical environment as needed.

Key duties and responsibilities

Registered Nursing Associates must work in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates (2018). Being an accountable practitioner; promoting health and preventing ill health; providing and monitoring care; working in teams; improving safety and quality and contributing to integrated care.

Main duties of job will include cannulation, venepuncture ,ecg and CVAD dressing and venesection.

Assisting with acute Haematology emergencies and performing routine observations on all patients attending the unit.

Involvement with simple dressings and assistance with procedures such as Lumbar puncture and Bone Marrow Biopsy.,

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on NMC Register
• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree/Apprenticeship qualification at academic level5
• Maths and English at GCSE grades 4-9 or equivalent

Desirable

• undertaking of any haematology/oncology/acute care training

Qualifications

Essential

• foundation degree

Desirable

• undertaking of any haematology/oncology/acute care training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment

Desirable

• Experience in Oncology and Haematology
• Competence in clinical areas such as venesection, venepuncture and cannulation

Skills

Essential

• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code .
• Ability to actively listen and communicate sensitive or difficult information in a clear and compassionate manner.
• Demonstrates understanding of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team, and the organisation, and how this may contribute to service development

Desirable

• competence in venesection, venepuncture, cannulation , ecg

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).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

SANDRA CHAPMAN CENTRE JPUH

LOWESTOFT ROAD

GORLESTON

NR316AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)