About this role
Job summary
Nursing Associate for Children and young People's Community Nursing Team. The Nursing Associate will support service delivery with responsive nursing skills for the patients under the care of the Nursing team to promote hospital admission and care closer to home.
Main duties of the job
Deliver nursing interventions at home and in clinic settings for CYP within the Bolton area
Working within the scope of NMC Standards of Care to deliver compassionate, safe effective care and support to Children and Young People (CYP) and care providers.
To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient's nursing needs, these include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, recording and interpreting vital signs, pressure area care, wound care, NG tube and gastrostomy care. Identify and report any changes in patient's condition to a registered nurse.
Work responsively to meet the needs of the CYP to prevent hospital admission, offering care closer to home.
About us
We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton - the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.
The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women's and children's services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We're structured in four clinical divisions - Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we're accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.
Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. Work within the scope of NMC Standards of Care to deliver compassionate, safe effective care and support to Children and Young People (CYP) and care providers.
2. Act as the CYPs advocate to promote and deliver the highest standard of care, ensuring all fundamentals of care are addressed, and current, relevant policies and procedures are adhered to
3. Proactively safeguard the welfare of all CYP and adults and actively adhere to safeguarding procedures and policies. Undertake Level 3 Childrens Safeguarding Training.
4. To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patients nursing needs which include; undertaking routine procedures including venepuncture, recording and interpreting vital signs, pressure area care, wound care, NG tube and gastrostomy care. Identify and report any changes in patients condition to a registered nurse.
5. Work responsively to meet the needs of the CYP to prevent hospital admission, offering care closer to home.
6. Autonomous working in the community to deliver nursing Interventions in CYP's homes and in local Health Centres.
Person Specification
Qualification Essential
Registered Nursing Associate
Desirable
Safeguarding Level 3 Children
Experience Essential
Experience of working in teams under supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team Ability to deliver clinical care using appropriate medical devices Ability to deliver clinical care Willingness to expand clinical role Insight into how to evaluate own strength and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate. Practice with medical devices and equipment relevant for CYP in the community.
Desirable
Experience of working in Community Delivering clinical skills
Skills Essential
Working with Children's Complex Care Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload. Ability to deal with Non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact. Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and Health Care Support workers. Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients, families and all members of the multidisciplinary team. Clinical skills to deliver responsive nursing interventions such as NGT and Gastrostomy care.
Desirable
Venepuncture trained.
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation and how the role may contribute to service development. Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained with the code. Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice. Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans Good IT Skills
Desirable
Knowledge around Children and young people and CYP with complex health needs.
Other Essential
Hold a full Uk driving licence Ability to work across different community settings
Desirable
Ability to travel across the Bolton locality idenpendantly. Flexibility in working hours to meet the needs of service
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 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Breightmet Health Centre
Breightmet Fold road
Bolton
BL26NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)