Qualified Nurse Associate

at  Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge and skills providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate works independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, providing nursing care and delivering all aspects of the nursing process. This includes undertaking a full range of routine care and treatment tasks as directed by the Registered Nurse in a range of health care settings with patients who are experiencing a range of physical and/or mental health issues. The Nursing Associate will be 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 under the professional regulatory body of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The role of the Registered Nursing Associate spans services who deliver care pre-conception to end of life. The post holder will be exposed to the delivery of holistic care across the life-course during their pre-registration training programme and hence develop competence in delivering care via a whole-person approach. This approach considers and equally values physical, psychological and public health needs, learning disabilities, social, economic, spiritual and other factors in the assessing, planning and delivery of care. The Nursing Associate is enabled to practice in the widest range of settings as well as being equipped with the specific knowledge, skills and capabilities required for the context in which they have trained and are employed.
On qualification the post holder will complete a 12-month Preceptorship programme including local competencies for skills and alongside an overarching framework of supportive workshops to enable a managed and monitored transition from learner to Nursing Associate Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role

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