Registered Nursing Associate - Emergency Department

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency Department - Recruitment Event
9AM-1PM Saturday 29th June 2024
Werneth House, Tameside Hospital
Please submit an application prior to attending on the day
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are holding a recruitment event on the 29 th June 2024 for the new Emergency Department.
The £20m refurbishment of our Urgent and Emergency Care is soon to be completed, so there has never been a more exciting time to join the Urgent and Emergency Care team, influencing and shaping the both the Emergency Care our patients receive and the environment our staff work in.

THE NEW STATE OF THE ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INCLUDES:

10 bedded resuscitation area
29 majors’ cubicles
2 mental health assessment rooms
Rapid assessment and treatment area
8 cubicles within the Children and Young Peoples Emergency Department
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate will help to bridge the gap between Health Care Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Comply with mandatory competencies in line with Trust
To engage in a preceptorship period that includes achieving the Nursing Associate Medicines Management Competency
Maintain own continuing professional development in accordance with NMC CPD requirements and contribute to formulation of own objectives and personal development
Support, supervise, teach (where appropriate) and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, student nurses, healthcare support workers and new staff members, promoting reflection and providing constructive
Contribute to the maintenance of the learning
Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually
Undertake further training as required, prior to carrying out any additional duties identified as relevant to role, to comply with Trust policies and procedures.

Please refer the Job description for details