Nursing Associate with Children & Young People

Job overview

Are you a compassionate and motivated Nursing Associate looking to make a real difference to children, young people and their families? We are seeking an enthusiastic Nursing Associate to join our dedicated Children's Community Nursing Team across Warwickshire. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team providing high-quality care to children and young people with acute, complex and long-term health needs in their homes, schools and community settings.

About the Role As a Nursing Associate within the Children's Community Nursing Team, you will play a key role in delivering person-centred care and supporting children and young people to remain at home whenever possible. Working under the direction of registered nurses, you will contribute to assessments, care planning and the delivery of clinical interventions while promoting the health, wellbeing and independence of children and their families. The role offers a varied and rewarding workload, including supporting children with complex health needs, undertaking delegated clinical procedures and working closely with families, schools and partner agencies.

Main duties of the job

The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.

The following criteria identify the core components of the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of Nursing Associates. They identify what Nursing Associates can contribute to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users and apply across all health and care settings. Integral to all of these is the ability to communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.

Nursing Associates will be required to advocate for Children and Young People (CYP) referred to Children’s Community Nursing Team (CCNT). The post holder will be required to support at times with Clinical Education, Palliative Care, Generic CCN work and to support with caseload management of Children known to Continuing Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act in the best interests of the people they care for

Put people first and provide nursing care that is person centred, safe and compassionate

Act professionally at all times

Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems

Recognise and work within the limits of their competence

Be accountable for their actions.

To work in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues in health, social care and education to ensure all holistic needs of the CYP are being met.

To work in partnership with the CYP and their family delivering holistic care with the support of a named nurse.

Participate in the review of individual healthcare plans in association with the named nurse, CYP and family.

To work flexibly over a 24-hour period, 365 days a year, including to work nights/ weekends/ bank holiday shifts.

The post holder must meet travel requirements of the post. To work within a wide range of locations and across the County of Warwickshire. The post holder will be required to have access to independent means of transport for work purposes to travel across Warwickshire county and to other agencies.

Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health

Support CYP to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing where possible dependent on the trajectory of the CYP’s condition.

Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health

Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities

Support health and social care colleagues with completing assessment of CYP.

Provide and Monitor Care

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to CYP in a range of care settings.

Undertake training and complete competencies for specific nursing skills in order to facilitate care provision and assessment.

Monitor the condition and health needs of CYP within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families, and carers

Contribute to ongoing assessment recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment

Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care

Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes

The post holder will be required to use a computer, either stand alone or as part of a networked system and will be responsible for the quality of the information. The amount of time spent on this type of work will depend on the job.

All staff has a duty to ensure that all relevant manual and computerised data is collected and entered in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring all activity undertaken is accounted for.

To comply at all times with South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Policies including the Lone working policy.

Working in Teams

Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams

Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses and the wider MDT, including professionals from social care and education.

Support in the supervision of Nursing Associate students on placement with the CCNT.

Improving Safety and Quality of Care

Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of CYP and families experience of care.

Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of CYP first.

To participate in effective and comprehensive audits and measure against benchmarked targets set within the framework.

Be aware of and maintain the medical equipment database to ensure all equipment is serviced as per SWFT policy.

To contribute to policy reviews.

Contributing to Integrated Care

Contribute to the provision of care for CYP, including those with complex needs

Understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a CYP and their family

Understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.