Nurse Associate (Band 4)

at  Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

The nursing associate has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing.
Nursing associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct. Nursing associates will be registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Nursing associates contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of this is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people.
In pursuing these duties the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and be familiar with the NHS England Guidance ‘Understanding the new NHS’.

To act in the best interests of the people they care for delivering quality care and working effectively within the nursing team
To put people first and provide nursing care that is person-centred, safe and compassionate
To act professionally at all times
Use knowledge and experience to make evidence based decisions and solve problems
Recognise and work within limits of their competence
Be accountable for their actions, working within line with NMC Standards.
Adhere to Trust policies, procedures and guidelines of Airedale NHS Trust.
To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures
Clinical Duties;
To recognise changes in patient’s condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse and other senior colleagues for re assessment of patient care.
To have the willingness to undertake additional skills and training depending on ward requirements.
To be involved in Trust initiative to improve patient care.
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification