Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse Associate
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-COM-24-6717570-A
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trut
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Nurse Associate, Outpatients
Band 4
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust for an enthusiastic, motivated and highly dynamic qualified Nursing Associate to join the Outpatient Department.
The outpatients staff work collaboratively with wider multi disciplinary teams to deliver outstanding care to our patients and their families, therefore experience of working collaboratively in a team within a healthcare environment is essential for this post. Outpatients is often the first impression of our hospital and therefore excellent communication skills are also required for this position to ensure patients and their families / carers are welcomed and reassured.
Experience of working with children or in an Outpatient setting is desirable, but not essential and applicants must be keen to expand their skills and willing to undertake paediatric phlebotomy. The successful applicant will be given full training and mentoring within the department.
As part of the nursing team, you will also be actively involved in supporting the professional development of Health Care Support Workers and health care students across the department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the implementation of care needs and the implementation of programmes of care.
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see below summary of responsibilities, Full JD is attached.
· To manage, organize and prioritise workload effectively.
- To implement family centred care without direct supervision that is evidence based by best practice as directed by the qualified nurse.
- To participate in professional development programmes, attend mandatory training days and keeping updated with new research findings, PDP’s, role expansion and NMC revalidation.
- To maintain high standards of care and promote an environment suitable for the care of children and young people.
- To always maintain the role of a nurse associate, addressing care requirements sensitive to the individual needs of the patient and family as directed by the qualified nurse.
- Maintaining patient records and confidentiality.
- Ensure the privacy and dignity of patients and their families is maintained and religious and cultural beliefs are always respected.
- Promote and maintain a safe and comfortable therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
- To contribute to and participate in clinical audit and research programmes.
- To participate in area/departmental improvements/ projects.
- Participate in audits, questionnaire development and focus groups that help to engage parents and carers and improve the quality of care provided.
- To provide up to date information for families in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary professional team and directed by the qualified nurse.
- To undertake liaison with other staff and outside agencies to ensure continuity of care as directed by the qualified nurse.
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills, both detailed and legible.
- Always ensure patient and family confidentiality in line with NMC guidelines.
- To participate in an effective communication system, which ensures that a team approach to family centred care is encouraged and adopted.
- Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with Trust guidelines.
Person specification
Educaton & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered as Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree.
- GCSE grade A-C in Mathematics and English or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working effectively as an empowered member of the multi-disciplinary team, developing effective relationships.
- Good organisational skills – able to plan and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Of audit process and how it influences change and management.
- Supporting pre-registration students to achieve learning outcomes.
Desirable criteria
- Working with Children and Young People.
- Working within an Outpatient department.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- The role of the nursing associate in the context of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team, organisation and how the role can contribute to service development.
- The boundaries of the nursing associate role and the circumstances of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional
- Knowledge and understanding of the NMC revalidation requirements, and acts in accordance with the NMC code of conduct.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Sensitive to the needs of children and their families
- Computer and keyboard skills.
- Demonstrate a range of clinical skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of enthusiasm flexibility and commitment for team ethos.
- Demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional development and participation in reflective practice.
- Team working
- Excellent time management
- Role modelling behaviour
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christine Jackson
- Job title
- Outpatients Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Julie O’Neill
Nurse Manager Catkin and Community Clinics
Julie.o’[email protected]
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