Upon successful completion, you will achieve a level five qualification and be eligible to register as a qualified Nursing Associate with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Candidates should exhibit caring and motivated behavior aligned with NHS values, and the application process includes an interview with both KCHFT and the apprenticeship provider. Early applications are encouraged due to potential high interest in the role.
Would you like to start your career in nursing? Would you describe yourself as caring, compassionate, motivated andinterested in developing your career?
Then join us at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) and train to become a qualified Registered Nursing Associate. During this 2-year, fully-funded programme, you'll work as a healthcare assistant, earning a full-time salarywhile studying.
Working in the community setting offers a wide range of opportunities to help adults, children and their loved ones receive clinical support in their own home or close to home. Nursing Associates contribute to integrated care by workingindependently or as part of the wider healthcare team. They provide and monitor care to promote health and preventillness for patients across their lifespan.
Following successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a level five qualification and can move into a role as a qualified Nursing Associate once you receive your registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
If you apply for more than one of the Nursing Associate apprenticeship vacancies, you will only be invited to interview once but you will be considered for every vacancy where you were successfully shortlisted.The successful candidate will also need to complete an application and interview with the apprenticeship provider. Onceyou have been successful at both elements, you will be offered the apprenticeship position.
The Apprentice Nurse Associate will:
Deliver high quality, compassionate care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (or other registered care professional dependent on setting) with a focus on promoting health and independence.
Have proficient attitudes and behaviours compatible with NHS Values.Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual.
Carry out specific delegated clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals dependent on setting.
Work with a practice assessor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace, while on placements and through attending the Nursing Associate TrainingProgramme.
Develop by the end of the Nursing Associate Training Programme the ability to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the defined plan of care, within the parameters of practice of the NursingAssociate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.
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We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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