Job summary
Package Description: We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care that supports patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviours for Nursing Associates. Main Responsibilities: To adhere to organisational policy and procedures. Commitment to personal and professional development To treat all individuals with respect and maintain privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times. Responsible for delivering a delegated workload against the needs of patients and service requirement Able to manage own time effectively Plans and organise tasks and activities to be completed within agreed timescales Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to patient care. To work in care teams with other professionals, providing practical help to registered practitioners by delivering delegated aspects of nursing care to vulnerable and often highly dependent patients with a range of illnesses. To use sound clinical reasoning skills when delivering care and therapy interventions in line with goals agreed with the individual and set by a registered health professional, this would only be expected following appropriate training or when competency reached.

Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care that supports patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviours. Main Responsibilities include adhering to organisational policy and procedures, commitment to personal and professional development and treating all individuals with respect, maintaining privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times. The role involves delivering a delegated workload, managing own time effectively, organising tasks and activities within agreed timescales and adjusting workload in relation to patient care. Working in care teams with other professionals, providing practical help to registered practitioners, delivering delegated aspects of nursing care to vulnerable patients is also expected. Clinical reasoning skills for care and therapy interventions are required following training.

About us
Established in 2006, HCRG Care Group is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. They work with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. HCRG Care Group delivers and transforms adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Operating across England, they support communities of millions and help more than half a million people yearly. The company is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from diverse individuals. They are a Disability Confident Committed company, providing adjustments and solutions to promote inclusivity.

Job responsibilities
Package Description:
We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our dedicated team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care that supports patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC code of professional standards of practice and behaviours for Nursing Associates.

Main Responsibilities:

• To adhere to organisational policy and procedures.
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• To treat all individuals with respect and maintain privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.
• Responsible for delivering a delegated workload against the needs of patients and service requirement
• Able to manage own time effectively
• Plans and organise tasks and activities to be completed within agreed timescales
• Organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to patient care.
• To work in care teams with other professionals, providing practical help to registered practitioners by delivering delegated aspects of nursing care to vulnerable and often highly dependent patients with a range of illnesses.
• To use sound clinical reasoning skills when delivering care and therapy interventions in line with goals agreed with the individual and set by a registered health professional, this would only be expected following appropriate training or when competency reached.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have -
Essential:

• Registered as a Nurse Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Full UK Driving licence
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work independently, using own initiative and knowing when to seek advice.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in a care or health setting
• Experience of managing patients with complex needs in the community.
• Understanding national drivers and guidance relevent to the community, or willingness to learn. Some clinical skills relevant to the role

Package Description
As a Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team based at The Orbital. You will feel valued as a Band 4 Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of ££27,674 - £30,557 Pro Rata with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Essential: Registered as a Nurse Associate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Full UK Driving licence, Excellent communication skills, Able to work independently, using own initiative and knowing when to seek advice. Desirable: Previous experience in a care or health setting, Experience of managing patients with complex needs in the community, Understanding national drivers and guidance relevant to the community, or willingness to learn, Some clinical skills relevant to the role.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.