Nursing Associate – Cardiology

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Full time
Location: Bury
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Job offered by: NHS
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Category:
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for a Nursing Associate to develop their career and clinical skills to deliver the highest quality care to patients admitted to the Acute Cardiac Ward. The post holder will work on Ward 2 which is an 18 bedded inpatient unit caring for patients with a wide variety of cardiac conditions such as: Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Endocarditis and Pericardial Effusions. Interventions are carried out on our Silver Heart Unit (Ward 1) based next door so pre and post care of patients undergoing interventional procedures will be incorporated into the role. As a Nursing Associate you will contribute to the ongoing assessment and provide and monitor care in line with care plans implemented for each inpatient. You will monitor the condition and health needs of people within your care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team. The successful candidate would be expected to participate in the 24/7 rota and will be expected to cover Long Days, Nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays as required. Main duties of the job

Under the supervision and working in partnership with a registered nurse provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team. Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to patients and relatives. Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a registered nurse when required. Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that patients' personal and social needs are met and be able to care for a patient's nursing needs. To safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient's nursing needs. Prioritise and manage own workload. Work with the registered nurse and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of patients. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code. You will be expected to be a team player, reliable, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. Person Specification

Qualifications

Registered Nursing Associate / Foundation Degree Maths and English Qualification Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Understand the scope of the Nursing Associate Completed Preceptorship Skills & Attributes

Ability to organise and prioritise workload Able to communicate effectively Flexible to meet the demands of the service Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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