Contract type

Permanent

Location

Across all clinical areas

Hours

Full time or part time

Annual salary

C1 £26,043.78 to C3 £28,862.90 - pro rata for part time hours

(plus enhancements where applicable)

The Nursing Associate reports into the Clinical lead for Community Services and is a member of the multi-disciplinary team, working across health and social care boundaries. A nursing associate is a member of the nursing team that helps bridge the gap between health and care assistants and registered nurses.

The Nursing Associate delivers compassionate, high quality, and patient-centred care to individuals facing life limiting illnesses. The role involves supporting the nursing team in providing holistic care that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. The Nursing Associate is responsible for assisting with day-to-day clinical tasks, ensuring comfort, dignity, and respect for patients in their final stages of life. By working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, the Nursing Associate helps to create a supportive and nurturing environment, enhancing the quality of life for patients and providing crucial support to their loved ones.

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Job Description

If you want to have an informal chat about this role please contact Jane Mogford /Naomi Fisher on 01543 432 031

Qualifications

Essential

·        NMC Registered Nursing Associate

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·        Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment with palliative care

Desirable

·        Experience of using SystmOne or similar systems

Values

·        Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

·        Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision

·        Good communication skills

·        Ability to use a range of communication strategies

·        Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way

·        Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs

·        Ability to work well within a team as well as individually

·        Willingness to lone work in a community setting and adhering to the relevant policy

·        Identify and manage risk for self and patient

·        Well organised

·        Observational skills

·        Ability to manage self and workload

·        Basic computer skills

·        Professional attitude

·        Caring, approachable and courteous manner

·        Punctual and reliable

·        Maintains confidentiality

·        Honest

·        Team Player

·        Recognises people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect

Personal Attributes

·        Empathetic

·        Positive approach to adult and older people

·        Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working

·        Team player

·        Able to work under pressure

·        Collaborative

·        Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

·        The ability to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments

·        The ability to manoeuvre limbs

·        The ability to manoeuvre patients using handling aids

·        Able to travel around their work base locality

·        Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working

·        Valid driving licence

·        Eligibility to work in the UK

·        Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

Benefits

• Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
• Eligible clinical staff transferring from the NHS will have their continuous service and annual leave recognised for up to 10 years and can continue their NHS pension contributions
• Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
• Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
• Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
• Free Parking

Health & Wellbeing

• The Hub Wellness Support
• Eligibility for flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme

Professional Development

All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need. All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.

Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.

If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/

Should you require any further information, please email: [email protected]

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2)      I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).

3)      I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.

We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request

Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed.

Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.