Nurse Associate - Band 4 - Kent Prisons

Nurse Associate - Band 4 - Kent Prisons

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Job Summary: The Nursing associate contributes to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users, and applies across all health and care settings. The Nursing associate will deliver high quality, personalized, safe, compassionate care in the best interest of people. The Nursing associate is equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviors across the fields of nursing, providing holistic care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings. The Nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing. The Nursing associate recognises and works within limits of their competence. The Nursing associate works to a nationally recognized code of conduct and is registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council. (NMC). Key Tasks and Responsibilities • To work as directed by a registered nurse. • To provide care physical care to patients in accordance with their care plan • To support the delivery of national screening programmes • To support and deliver clinics as instructed within the establishments clinic timetable
Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

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