Registered Nursing Associate

Are you a compassionate and motivated Nursing Associate looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in a high-performing, supportive community team?We have a fantastic opportunity for a Band 4 Nursing Associate to join the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Frailty Ward Service based at St Mark's Hospital This is a 6monthssecondment until 31 March 2027. Applicants should discuss this opportunity with their line manager and obtain approval before applying. There may be potential for this role to become permanent in the future, subject to service requirements and organisational approval. You will work alongside nurses, therapists, paramedics,doctorsand pharmacists, supporting people in their own homes and care homes who require urgent assessment,monitoring and short-term interventions to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissionWe are looking for a caring,organisedand proactive Nursing Associate who is committed to high-quality, person-centred care and enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team.This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours per week, covering a 7-day rota between 8am and 8pm, including weekends and bank holidays.,

• Undertake delegated clinical assessments, observations and interventions for patients accepted onto the Urgent Community Response and Virtual Frailty Ward pathways.
• Support the delivery of individualised care plans, including monitoring, rehabilitation, healthpromotion and therapeutic interventions.
• Recognise changes in a patient's condition and escalate concerns promptly to registered clinicians or emergency services whenrequired.
• Complete clinical skills within agreed scope of practice and assessed competence, including observations, venepuncture, wound care and other delegated interventions where trained and authorised.
• Maintainaccurate, contemporaneous clinical records using RiO, Adastra and other approved clinical systems.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, therapists, paramedics, doctors, pharmacists, care homes, GPs, social carecolleaguesand voluntary sector partners.
• Contribute to handovers, multidisciplinary discussions, safetyhuddlesand care planning meetings.
• Work within the Nursing Associate scope of practice,agreed competencies and local authorisation at all times, escalating when care needs fall outside role scope or competence.
  
  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites