Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner Community Based Services

Job Description

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLYNURSING ASSOCIATES QUALIFICATION ESSENTIALWhat’s special about this opportunityBerkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice and control, following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment that has just been recognised as having a ‘Outstanding’ rating overall, having being an ‘Outstanding’, well-led, organisation, and having an ‘Outstanding’ Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: ‘There was a clear vision, underpinned by a set of values that were well understood by staff across the trust.’Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, which is about creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.About you:The Nursing Associate/ Assistant Practitionermay work across health care. He/she will function at a higher level than that of other unregistered Health Care Assistants. He/she will provide planned care, with proximal supervision from a registered practitioner, to deliver a seamless service for patients.The post holder will work with other team members embracing Case Management and the long term conditions agenda thus preventing avoidable hospital admissions and facilitating appropriate earlier discharges into the community.He/she will be proficient and competent to work in Community Nursing teams and with Community Matrons as deemed appropriate to their specific role. He/she will work within defined protocols and be able to take appropriate action to deliver planned care.The Assistant Practitioner/ Nursing Associate will support other unqualified Health Care Assistants as appropriate.Driving license and access to use of vehicle essentialWhat’s nextIf you share our passion for people and the dedication to excel, we’d love to hear from you.We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Diane Clements on who’ll be delighted to help.In addition to a competitive salary, as a valued member of our team, you will receive generous annual leave, have access to a car salary sacrifice scheme (available to all permanent staff over the age of 21), support with childcare and, as a respected member of the NHS, discounts from high street retailers and restaurants.We’d love to welcome you to our warm, friendly team, who want to help you to make your career reflect your ambitions.For further details / informal visits contact:Diane Clements -