Nursing Associate

at  Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN OUR EXPANDING PAEDIATRIC TEAM *

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our friendly team on the Children’s Wards .
As paediatric services at CHFT are expanding, we are developing a skilled nursing team to provide outstanding care to children and families requiring care on the assessment and inpatient units at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. We are seeking Nursing Associates who are passionate about caring for babies, children and young people aged 0-16 years. You will be joining a large team of experienced paediatric nurses, nursing associates and other health professionals working across hospital sites, with a 10 bedded assessment unit, 28 bed general inpatient ward, and 8 bed surgical ward.
You will be required to be compassionate in your approach to care and be proactive to provide a positive hospital experience for patients and their families.
Within the trust you will have the opportunity to work alongside many specialities in paediatrics including inpatient services, outpatient’s clinic, Children’s Community Nursing team, Paediatric Diabetes Team and the specialist nursing team.

To be responsible for providing the appropriate nursing evidence based care of an allocated group of patients.

• Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
• To deliver quality care to patients and to work effectively within the nursing team.
• To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures.

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

• Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual and their family.
• Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing, promoting health and preventing ill health.
• Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the ongoing assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care
• To recognise changes in a patients’ condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse and other senior colleagues for reassessment of patient care.
• To work in collaboration with others to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients with the aim of avoiding readmission.
• To perform procedures as detailed within the NMC Standards for proficiency for Nurse Associate (2018) (Annexe B) to meet the nursing needs of the patients in their care
• To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
• To have a willingness to undertake additional skills and training dependant on department requirements.
• To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained. To act and raise concerns when standards are not being maintained following local policy and procedures.
• To act as an advocate for the patient and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, privacy and rights, equality and inclusion.
• To be involved in Trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care

• Be an accountable professional who is responsible for their actions, working in line with NMC standards of proficiency
• Recognise and work within the limits of their competency
• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using resources efficiently.
• To deliver quality care to patients and to work effectively within the nursing team.
• To be competent in carrying out a variety of clinical procedures