NursingNetUK

Job overview

The post holder will provide support to the registered workforce, including Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Social Workers, to ensure that holistic, individualised pathways of care and support are provided. The post holder will implement individual plans of care under the guidance of the registered practitioner. The post holder will be expected to work with minimal supervision, adhering to organisational policies and procedures and in line with their scope of practice competency.

The role of Community Associate Practitioner/ or Nursing Associate is intended to provide fully integrated, holistic care and support to ensure people are safely managed at home.

Main duties of the job

• To manage own workload and prioritise as necessary.
• To carry out comprehensive assessments in patients own homes.
• To forward plan where possible for the necessary equipment required.
• To order local supplies and maintain stock levels.
• To have organizational knowledge relating to the organizations protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling.
• To act with awareness and understanding of own limitations and professional boundaries
• To complete environmental risk assessments. Thus, ensuing all trip hazards are removed whenever possible. Also, to note how the patient will access food, drink and medication.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the organisation for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the organisations register.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension