Registered Nursing Associate / Community Assistant Practitioner

The post will be covering Aylsham, Reepham, Coltishall and Drayton surgeries working with patients in the NN3 area. You will visit patients in their own homes and care homes to perform complex wound care, catheterisations, INR, venepuncture, diabetes management, pressure ulcer risk management, initial nursing assessments and more.

We would welcome applicants with a "can do" attitude who reflect the values (compassion, creativity and community) and behaviours of the organisation. You will work as part of the Community Nursing and Therapy team, carrying out nursing interventions for patients in their own homes.

We are keen to enable our patients t achieve optimum function and independence and quality of life. You will play a key part in this along with your nursing and therapy colleagues. To assist you with this you will receive support and development through in service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.

You must be self-motivated, able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and have good communication skills. Applicants should have a positive enthusiastic approach to working in a community setting.

NCHC have electronic patient records and there is an expectation that you will be a mobile worker using a lap top to enable you to work with your patients and record their care during the clinical consultation where appropriate. You will receive support and training to enable you to use this functionality.