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Job summary

Main area
Elective Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days, nights, weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref
391-RFL-6018491-C
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chase Farm Hospital
Town
Enfield
Salary
£29,460 - £31,909 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 4 Registered nursing Associate

NHS AfC: Band 4

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Registered Nursing Associate – Band 4 Elective Surgery

Are you an experienced or newly qualified nursing associate looking for a change in career direction. We have a new ‘state-of- the- art’ digital hospital, specialising in elective surgery.  If you are interested in developing skills and experience within the speciality of surgery, then we would love to hear from you. If you join us you will have the opportunity to develop skills and experience in:

  • Post-operative care for patients following: Gynaecology, Orthopaedic, General Surgery, ENT, and maxillofacial surgeries.
  • Post -operative care of orthopaedic patients includes: joint replacement, spinal surgery, and upper and lower limb surgery.
  • Work alongside members of the multi-disciplinary team to rehabilitate patients following surgery and planning their discharge home.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust with some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. We are ranked amongst the best English Trusts for mortality rates and CQC rates us as overall “Good”.

Informal visits are welcome. Please contact:

Nefreteria Duncan, Ward Manager - Tel: 0208 375 1957 or e-mail:  [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To maintain professional behaviour at all times and promote a positive image of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in line with the World Class Care Values.

 

To provide holistic and person centred care supporting patients of all ages in a variety of settings.  To work independently under the leadership of registered nurse, working within the sphere of nursing care, within all aspects of the nursing process.

Working for our organisation

Mentorship from our dynamic supportive team.

Comprehensive preceptorship and individually tailored training.

Leadership skills for talented and aspiring leaders of the future.

Internal Transfer Scheme.

Nurseries

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered by all staff, within own management responsibilities.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths and English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent

Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to organize and prioritise own delegated workload
  • Able to undertake the clinical skills outlined in the Job description
  • Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
  • Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people their families, carers and colleagues
  • Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to trainee nursing associates, nursing assistants as required within the clinical setting.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nefreteria Duncan
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0208 375 2600

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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