Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate to join our Community Nursing Service in South East and Central Northumberland. The post is to cover a secondment for 12 months. You will be an integral part of a community nursing team and our registered nurses will support you in delivering planned care to patients which will include wound care regimes, venepuncture, medication administration, catheterisation and palliative care.

We are committed to lifelong learning and offer support to enhance your knowledge and skills to further your professional development. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and experience within a supportive community team.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.

Main duties of the job
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Work within NHCFT policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure high clinical standards.

To contribute to all nursing care, providing care for people including those with complex needs.

Working as a member of the nursing team under the direction of the Registered Nurse to provide and monitor care.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities
Work collaboratively and in partnership with professionals from different agencies.

Communicate effectively using a range of skills and strategies with colleagues and people at all stages of life and with a range of mental, physical, cognitive and behavioural health challenges.

Provide and receive routine information requiring tact or persuasive skills.

Provide and receive complex or sensitive information.

Provide advice, instruction or training to individuals and groups.

Understand and overcome barriers to effective communication, e.g. learning disabilities or language.

Provides and receives information on e.g. test results; receives sensitive patient/client-related information.

Communicates with patients/clients and carers, using empathy and reassurance.

Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.

Qualifications & Professional Registrations
Essential

• Live NMC Nursing Associate Registration
• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Desirable

• Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice

Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience in a health care setting
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools

Other Requirements
Essential

• For posts in the community: It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

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).

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