Clinical Nursing Associate

Job Overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The specialist medicine team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer focussed, friendly and enthusiastic individual, as part of our expanding service as a Clinical Nursing Associate.

The post holder will work as part of the Managed Care Infusion team in providing specialist care to our patients in our Infusion unit. Our service offers the opportunity to work and develop in a supportive and friendly nurse led environment.

Managed Care Unit is a medical nurse led treatment centre which offers biologic treatments and other medical infusions to patients with autoimmune and long-term medical conditions. We administer Iron infusions, blood transfusions and monitor patients with chronic anaemia.

Service Ethos: To provide exceptional patient centred quality care, constantly seek to improve the lives of our patients through excellence, compassion, respect and team work.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

We are looking for an individual who is caring, hardworking, passionate, friendly, innovative, enthusiastic and who loves to take initiative.

You will work in a busy Infusion Unit working with trained experienced nurses to admit and discharge patients.

You will be able to handle your own workload and work independently within the limits of your profession, liaising with a multidisciplinary team when required.

You will perform venesections and cannulations

You will write discharge summaries for patients who attend the Infusion unit for treatment.

You will provide drug counselling for patients commencing new treatments.

You will administer oral medications, subcutaneous and intra-muscular injections and clear IV fluids.

You will safely escort patients to and from wards/departments as per current Trust policy. Providing a safe and accurate handover.

Part of your duties will involve taking laboratory results via the telephone and computer systems, analysing them and acting accordingly

You will screen the bloods of patients to avoid failed admissions and ensuring that appointments are cancelled in time.

You will check prescriptions for patients coming in to Managed Care for treatment and liaise with various medical team ensuring the prescription list is up to date.

You can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section: Job Description.

This is a part time role offering 23.5 hours

We operate during the day from 07:30-20:00 hours on a shift pattern of early shift 07:30-15:30 and late shift 12:00-20:00. Monday to Friday .

We are closed on weekends and bank holidays.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• OR Assistant Practitioner with a health-related Foundation Degree e.g. Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care.
• OR Overseas nursing qualification without NMC registration at UK Academic level 5 Evidence of numeracy and literacy – minimum national qualification level 2
• Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
• Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices in an acute hospital setting.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Assessed as competent to administer medications.
• Acute apprenticeship units as appropriate to UHS Care Group/Divisional requirements.
• Extended clinical skills e.g. venesection/cannulation.
  
  

Skills and competencies

Essential criteria

• Analytical thinking
• Communication
• Delegation
• Emotional intelligence
• General IT skills
• Multitasking
• Prioritisation
• Problem solving
• Team development
• Teamwork
• Working under pressure
  
  

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together