The position offers a preceptorship for newly qualified associates, comprehensive orientation, and training to help develop competencies. Successful candidates will be expected to maintain clear communication with both colleagues and patients, accurately document care provided, and recognize when to escalate concerns to a Registered Nurse. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to compassionate and effective community healthcare delivery.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Nursing Associate to join the Thame Adult Community Healthcare Team.
The successful candidate will be part of the friendly and proactive community team. Working in collaboration to provide a high standard of nursing care in the community.
The role will be supporting the Community Nurses in a wide range nursing activities. These include admission prevention, facilitating discharges from hospital and end of life care. It will involve amongst other tasks holistic patient assessment, medication administration, wound and pressure area care and catheter management.
We offer a preceptorship programme for newly qualified nursing associates, an extensive orientation programme, with the support of the advanced community practitioners and the practice development team.
Training and support will be given to achieve your competencies.
- Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to people in a range of care settings.
- Contribute to ongoing assessment of patients, recognising when it is necessary to refer and escalate to a Registered Nurse for reassessment
- Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families and carers
- Record all care delivered appropriately and contemporaneously. Documentation must be clear, concise and legible. Any documentation must also be signed and dated.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.
- Communicate effectively with patients when delivering cares, providing advice where appropriate.
- Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes
- Understand, encourage and complete the necessary paperwork to enable discharge/transfers in a safe and timely manner.
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For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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