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Nursing Associate
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (part time hours will be considered)
Job ref
362-A-25-7256455
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Jasmine Suite
Town
Stockport
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/07/2025 23:59

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Nursing Associate

Band 4

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

Band 4- Nursing Associate 

We have an exciting new role for an enthusiastic Nursing Associate to join our friendly gynaecology team, on the Jasmine Suite.

We are a busy gynaecology outpatient unit based at Stepping Hill Hospital within the division of women's & children's. We have a dedicated team of Specialist Nurses, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Clerical team all working together to provide a quality service. Currently our clinics run over 5 days and cover a wide range of Women's Health issues Including, General Gynaecology, Colposcopy, Oncology, Fertility,  Hysteroscopy and Uro-gynaecology.

We value our staff and encourage training and progression, somebody with some previous gynaecology experience would be an advantage to join our dedicated and enthusiastic team.

 

Main duties of the job

As a successful applicant you should have good communication skills, be reliable and flexible as working pattern may vary on a week-to-week basis due to clinic demands. As part of your role you would be expected to Set up and over see clinics, Chaperone /assist medical staff/Specialist nurses with clinical procedures.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

 Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

 We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

 We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

 The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you: 

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role is varied & will include running general gynaecology clinics, assisting with colposcopy & hysteroscopy treatments, recording information on clinical databases, producing audits, training junior staff. 

 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Reg Nurse associate / Asst Practitioner
Desirable criteria
  • GCSES C or above (4-9 new GCSEs) (maths and English) or Functional Skills Level 2
  • Relevant post reg courses / evidence of continuing development

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Computer literacy
  • Evidence of cont prof development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working within health care setting
  • Expereince of supervising others
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of community
  • Experience of working with complex children

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective time management and organisational skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Work in team and on own/ use own initiative
  • Resource management
  • Problem solving
  • Motivated and shows enthusiasm and a positive can do approach
  • Ability to adapt and cope with change
  • Demonstrates care and compassion and dignity and respect
  • Effective communication- written / verbal

Other

Essential criteria
  • Flexible and can work shifts
  • Driving license and access to a vehicle

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthNorth West BAMEDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly Employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Royle
Job title
Matron Gynaecology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 4195525