Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Associate to join the Central Multidisciplinary Team in the provision of Urgent and Planned Care to patients living in the community. We are a proactive and forward thinking team, who constantly strive for the delivery of excellent patient care and modern ways of working.  The multidisciplinary teams provide nursing and therapy services offering an alternative to hospital admission, supporting timely discharge. We enable our patients to realise their potential independence in their most appropriate place of care.

As a Nurse Associate, you will be supported to develop a broad range of clinical skills to enable you to provide evidence based care. You will receive additional training and clinical support specifically in regard to Continence Care & Assessment and will work with the Continence Nurse to enable timely care to a delegated group of patients. You will need to be qualified to AN level, be registered with the NMC and be able to demonstrate current clinical experience. We are committed to clinical support, CPD & training.

There is a need for excellent communication skills and a dedication to multi agency working; you will need to work flexibly within a busy, demanding environment with the ability to develop new skills and working patterns.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
• Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times.
• Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the members of the MDT team families, and carers.
• To complete nursing risk assessments using recognise risk assessment tools.
• Contribute to the planning of care delivery in association with the Registered Nurse .
• Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment and action.
• Once passed as competent to administer medicines as directed.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
• To oversee the care delivered to their designated group of patients by Health Care Assistants. Trainee Nursing Associates and Nursing Students.
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.