Responsibilities include providing delegated clinical care, supporting team nursing, maintaining electronic patient records, mentoring care assistants, and responding to clinical emergencies. The role also emphasises the importance of ensuring a positive patient experience while respecting individual customs and needs. Additionally, the Nursing Associate will play a part in quality assurance initiatives, patient admission and discharge processes, and maintaining effective communication within the healthcare team, all while promoting the values of the Trust.
Trauma and Orthopaedics is recruiting! Working with us at Frimley Health will give you the chance to deliver care you can be proud of! We work closely as a Multi-disciplinary Team working alongside orthopaedic surgeons, our team of ward-based Ortho- geriatricians, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapist, and trauma nurse practitioners, all striving to provide the highest standards of clinical excellence.
Once you are settled onto one of our orthopaedic wards there are several opportunities available that enhances further development and exciting career progression. We organise in house ortho skills and spinal skills study sessions and credited orthopaedic module that provides the opportunity to develop further specialist skill.
Applicant should be qualified and a registered nursing associate with NMC. You will have the opportunity to gain orthopaedics nursing skills and you will be supported with supernumerary period in the ward.
You will need to be enthusiastic, be able to use your own initiative, and have well developed time-management and communication skills. You will need to have the flexibility to work a variable shift pattern between 07.00- 19.30.
You can enjoy:
A full induction programme
A competency-based appraisal system
Opportunities to undertake formal study
Preceptorship Programme
If you would like to learn more about this role or arrange an informal visit, please contact: Suk Maya Tamang on
Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties (within level of competency) to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
To support the implementation and maintenance of Team Nursing within the clinical area,
taking responsibility for allocated patients. Reflection of care in electronic patient record (EPIC).
Mentor and support new care assistants on the care certificate.
To ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs, and doctrines.
For detailed duties, please see attached Job description.
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To respond appropriately to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care.
To participate in Quality Assurance initiatives within the unit. Improve compliance of KPIs and care pathways.
Safe handling and mobilization of patients and when necessary to assist in the transportation of patients.
Participate in the assessment, admission, discharge, and handover of patients as per trust guidelines. Mandatory risk assessment compliance in EPIC update.
Provide reassurance, support to patients, carers and family and communicate care plan efficiently.
Ensure own actions help to maintain quality care.
Establish and maintain communication with MDT efficiently.
To act always in a manner which, promotes positive working relationships and maintains the professional image of the Trust. Adhere trust values.
Caring for patient's property and clothing
Answer telephone calls, bleeps etc. and to take messages informing appropriate persons of the call or bleep received.
For detailed Job description, please see attached Job description.
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