Registered Nursing Associate

at  Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a qualified Nursing Associate to join our friendly team at Whitby Urgent Treatment Centre, in supporting the team of Urgent Care Practitioners/Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the assessment and management of patients presenting to the Urgent Treatment Centre
The Urgent Treatment Centre provides services between 08:00 and 20:00 seven days per week, including public holidays.
The Urgent Treatment Centre team includes extended scope nurses, paramedic practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners and healthcare assistants. There will be a particular focus on undertaking timely triage assessments to ensure safe patient throughput.
The role will also involve administering medications and undertaking treatments, such as wound care, applying plaster-of-Paris, and so on. There is also a requirement to facilitate outpatient clinics within the Whitby Hospital Outpatient Department.
The main duties of the role will include -
To perform and record an initial triage assessment of all patients
presenting to the Urgent Treatment Centre within 15 minutes of arrival.
To undertake physiological observations as part of a triage assessment and for ongoing monitoring.
To administer medications at the point of triage under a Patient Group Direction or on the instructions of a prescriber.
To perform other investigations, such as urinalysis and the recording of ECGs.
To undertake treatments, such as wound care, application of
orthopaedic splints and Plaster-of-Paris etc.
To liaise with the Urgent Care Practitioners/Advanced Clinical
Practitioners to ensure the safe management of patients and smooth-running of the department.
To facilitate in the management of outpatient clinics as required
and administer medication under Patient Group Direction or on the
instructions of a prescriber.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
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Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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