The Nursing Associate will deliver high quality, compassionate care to older adults to ensure their physical health needs are met. The Nursing Associate will work alongside the Bromley Older Adults Community Mental Health Team and in close partnerships with the Multi-disciplinary Team, primary and secondary care services.
The Nursing Associate will be competent to carry out tasks independently, within the scope of their registration. They will be supervised by the Registered Nurse. The Nursing Associate will have completed a set of competency assessments that supports their practice and will also further develop their knowledge and skills in line with the Health Education England Competency Framework for Physical Health (2020)
The Nursing Associate will support the Bromley Older Adults Community Mental Health Service. They will develop their clinical skills with a focus on compassionate and person-centred care.
The Nursing Associate will carry out comprehensive nursing assessments, phlebotomy and along with a thorough medical history, will assess vital signs as well as become familiar with completing physical health forms on RIO.
The Nursing Associate will support in developing person centred plans for service users, taking into consideration any risks associated with their physical health, and support the service user to access health services relevant to their individual needs.
The Nursing Associate will work independently under the leadership of the registered nurses working to their nationally recognised code of conduct at all times, as well as complying with trust policies and procedures.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
• We’re Kind
• We’re Fair
• We Listen
• We Care
• The post holder will help develop and deliver physical health clinics with a focus on compassionate and personalised care.
• Ability to complete comprehensive physical health assessments and be competent to assess BMI, vital signs such as: blood pressure and complete monitoring forms. They will need to be a trained and competent phlebotomist.
• The ability to take a medical history, including family history and enquire about lifestyle issues such as smoking, alcohol and non-prescribed drug use.
• The ability to enquire and to follow up where needed on uptake of national screening programmes for breast, cervical and bowel screening where indicated.
• The ability to follow up on personalised care planning, engagement and psychosocial support and discuss with the team the challenges if this is not being met.
• Ability to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, with supervision available but not always present, and acting on own initiative, within policies and protocols.
• Administration tasks including recording on clinical records and communicating with primary and secondary care.
• Involvement in group work, activities, and workshops, holding a small caseload.
• To work independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working to their nationally recognised code of conduct and Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates. To work as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• To communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.
• Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the members of the MDT team, families and carers.
• To complete nursing risk assessments using recognised risk assessment tools.
• Contribute to the planning of care delivery in association with the Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care.
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
• Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
• Assist in the implementation of appropriate action to meet the specific physical, emotional and psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individuals and carers
• Demonstrate good understanding of principles of consent and ensure valid consent is obtained prior to undertaking nursing and care procedures.
• Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing
• Be actively involved in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
• To work flexibly to meet critical short term and long-term deadlines.
• To act sensitively at all times in ensuring that concerns of staff, patients and relatives are dealt with sympathetically.
• Use frequent moderate effort when undertaking carrying out the manual handling of individuals and equipment in line with organisational guidelines
• Use skills of manual dexterity and manipulation of clinical equipment
• Use a combination of standing, walking and bending throughout the shift.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024
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