Nursing Associate

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The Emergency Assessment Unit ( EAU) has 3 side rooms and 4 ambulatory chairs – The purpose of the Emergency Assessment Unit is to provide 24hr telephone advice/triage and urgent care for adult patients that are receiving anti-cancer treatment and/or radiotherapy under the care of an Oncology or Haematology Consultant. EAU is situated in the middle of Ward 201 which is a 40 bedded inpatient ward for Haematology and Oncology patients receiving treatment .

There will be a requirement to utilise your skills across the whole unit according to service needs.

You will be supported in this role to develop your skills in accurately assessing patients and completing the relevant documentation to a high standard.

To apply you must be have minimum of 2 years’ experience in health care.

You must be able to recognise when escalation to a registered nurse is required.

You must be resilient and quick to adapt to situations, competent with IT skills, word, excel and also in house systems (training would be provided).

Safely support patients in a clinical setting

Nursing Associates’ contribute to the health and well-being of patients, staff and service users. Integral to all of this is the ability to communicate effectively with sensitivity, compassion and to manage relationships with people.

The Nursing Associate will actively contribute to the delivery of holistic and person-centered care across life-course, considering physical, psychological and public health needs, learning disabilities, social, economic, spiritual and other factors in the assessing, planning and delivery of care, under the supervision of a registered nurse. Each area will have differing skills requirements, therefore this should be reflected in subsequent area-specific training.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Abraham Runsmon Job title: Ward Manager Email address: abraham.runsmon@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782672661