NursingNetUK

Job overview

You will embrace the challenge of working in a highly diverse environment, committed to becoming the safest organisation in the NHS. You will be registered with the NMC and have experience of working in an acute   hospital environment. As a nursing associate in the day surgery unit you will be need to be flexible and able to adapt to meet the needs of the department day to day. This includes assisting with basic nursing care through to caring for your own caseload of patients.

You will be able to:-

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• Deliver high standards of personalised, patient centred care
• Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients and their relatives

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Qualified Nursing Associates to work within planned care on the day surgery unit. 

The post holders will support  clinical practice within the day surgery department:

• Keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures.
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
• Supporting  learning in both formal and informal settings in order to support the on-going development of staff in clinical practice.

You will be supported in this role and will have opportunities for continuing professional development in a busy and rapidly developing service.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.