Job description
We would like to invite you to join our efficient and exciting opportunity to work in our Acute Assessment Unit and Ambulatory Care on the Hinchingbrooke site. We are a very friendly and welcoming team, who strive to provide the best high-quality care to our patients. The team has its very own enthusiastic consultants and nurses who provide the very best patient centred specialised care. We are currently looking to recruit a Nursing Associate for a permanent contract. The ideal candidate for this position would be a highly motivated, flexible, dynamic, and caring Nursing Associate. You will have the ability to work autonomously as well as having good organisational and communication skills. You will be working within a clinical team alongside the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to provide the highest quality care required to support each patient in their care pathway, whilst improving the patient experience, maintaining clinical credibility and disseminating knowledge. You will be fully supported by the Matron, Ward Manager and other ward staff that work regularly on the floor alongside the team, embedding the highest level of nursing skills and care. We strive to promote a friendly and supportive environment where learning from each other is paramount. If you are an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who has excellent communication skills, sharing in the ward desire to deliver and develop high standards of quality specialised care, then we would like to hear from you. We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities. Benefits to you 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff); NHS Pension Scheme: Flexible working opportunities; Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays; Career development and training; Wellbeing support and activities; In-house physiotherapy Service; On-site canteens with subsidised meals; Subsidised staff parking (currently free). Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Maintain clinical credibility to act as a role model and take a lead role in the patient’s journey. Deliver high quality evidence based care. Take responsibility for the organisation and day to day management of a team of staff giving care to patients. Ensure that patient care remains a priority in inter-professional practice and that referrals to the MDT are timely and discharge planning takes place.