Nurse Associate

The Nursing Associate will be responsible for delivering high quality, patient centered, compassionate care for babies and their families during their neonatal journey, under the direction of a Registered Nurse.

The Nursing Associate will be an accountable professional who will carry out specific clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction of a registered nurse. With the ability to work without direct supervision, delivering care independently in line with the individual’s defined plan of care, within the parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.

The post holder will demonstrate a level of underpinning knowledge to practice and educated to foundation degree level. The post holder will support the registered nurses, medical staff and allied health professionals within the clinical environment. The role is flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the care setting, and it is expected that the responsibilities will be developed, and be agreed as services evolve.

• Deliver and monitor holistic, safe, effective and compassionate care to a designated group of patients and their families, under the direction of a Registered Nurse, without direct supervision, in line with an agreed plan of care, within the parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.
  
  

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katy Edwards Job title: Matron NICU Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01782671060