Nursing Associate Apprentice

Job overview

Would you like to start your career in nursing? Would you describe yourself as caring, compassionate, motivated and interested in developing your career?

Then join us at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) and train to become a qualified Registered Nursing Associate. During this 2-year, fully-funded programme, you’ll work as a healthcare assistant, earning a full-time salary while studying.

Working in the community setting offers a wide range of opportunities to help adults, children and their loved ones receive clinical support in their own home or close to home.

Nursing Associates contribute to integrated care by working independently or as part of the wider healthcare team. They provide and monitor care to promote health and prevent illness for patients across their lifespan.

Following successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a level five qualification and can move into a role as a qualified Nursing Associate once you receive your registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).

If you apply for more than one of the Nursing Associate apprenticeship vacancies, you will only be invited to interview once but you will be considered for every vacancy where you were successfully shortlisted.

The successful candidate will also need to complete an application and interview with the apprenticeship provider. Once you have been successful at both elements, you will be offered the apprenticeship position.

Main duties of the job

The Apprentice Nurse Associate will:

Deliver high quality, compassionate care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (or other registered care professional dependent on setting) with a focus on promoting health and independence.

Have proficient attitudes and behaviours compatible with NHS Values.

Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual.

Carry out specific delegated clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals dependent on setting.

Work with a practice assessor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace, while on placements and through attending the Nursing Associate Training Programme.

Develop by the end of the Nursing Associate Training Programme the ability to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the defined plan of care, within the parameters of practice of the Nursing Associate role, accessing clinical and care advice when needed.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience providing direct patient care in a health and/or social care setting.

• NHS experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of the role of a Registered Nurse Associate.
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.

• Evidence of recent work-based learning or self-directed learning.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and relatives (as appropriate) remaining sensitive and empathetic.
• Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner.
• High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet.
• Ability to move between sites working across health and social care as required by the needs of the apprenticeship programme.

Personal Attributes

• Appreciation of diversity, beliefs, culture, needs, values, privacy and preferences.