Job summary
You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team providing planned care and delivering the highest standards of patient care within the ED. The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, team work, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience and initiative are paramount. You will embrace the challenge of working as a Nursing Associate in a highly diverse environment, you will be registered with the NMC and have experience of working in an acute hospital environment. As a nursing associate in the Emergency Department you will be need to be flexible and able to adapt to meet the needs of the department day to day. This includes assisting with basic nursing care through to caring for your own caseload of patients. You will need to have experience of working in an acute hospital environment as well as a Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner qualification at level 4. Experience of working with patients acutely unwell would be an advantage

Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly-motivated Nursing Associate or Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly and supportive team in the Emergency Department at Barnet Hospital. We can offer you a diverse working environment whilst allowing you to develop your Clinical skills, knowledge and expertise giving you the opportunity to gain advanced specialised skills to care for patients with complex needs. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team providing planned care and delivering the highest standards of patient care within the ED. The role is exciting and challenging, where compassion, team work, excellent communication skills, emotional resilience and initiative are paramount.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please visit our website.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification
Personal Qualities & attributes

• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Excellent time management skills

Others

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organization, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with the NMC professional standards for practice contained with The Code
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional expert help and advice
• Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills and aptitudes

• Ability to organize and prioritise own delegated workload
• Able to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the Job description
• Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people their families, carers and colleagues
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Barnet hospital, Wellhouse lane, Barnet, EN5 3DJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Visit our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
ED Matron: Luke Brown
Email: lukebrown1@nhs.net
Phone: 02082164325