Job Title: Nursing Associate
Location: Norwich
Type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £27,500 per annum
Sanctuary Personnel is currently recruiting for a Registered Nursing Associate to join the nursing team at our client's prestigious private hospital in Norwich. This is a full-time role with a combination of long days and nights across the week, from Monday - Sunday.
Shift Patterns: Days - 07:00am - 19:30 pm/Nights 19:00 pm - 07:30 am
As a Nursing Associate, you will bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses, delivering hands-on, person-centred care as part of a multidisciplinary team across a range of clinical duties.
About Our Client:
At our client's private healthcare institution, caring is their passion. For over 25 years, they have placed patients at the heart of everything they do, dedicated to looking after both patients and staff. They deliver high standards of care to their insured, self-pay, and NHS patients across numerous hospitals, clinics, medical centres, and consulting rooms. Their successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, providing the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
They have achieved their market-leading position because of their Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at their organisation is aligned to this purpose, fostering a culture of respect, inclusion, passion, and collaboration, enabling them to achieve sector-leading standards, with more than 98% of their facilities rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide exemplary planned care for patients and assist in the management and organisation of care provision in various hospital settings.
- Support individuals with all aspects of care, including daily living, providing person-centred care, and promoting health and independence.
- Implement a care plan that meets the patient’s individual needs and aligns with the predicted discharge date.
- Maintain patient safety by undertaking clinical risk assessments and utilising the clinical incident reporting system.
- Ensure the privacy, dignity, and safety of individuals are always maintained.
- Recognise changing priorities and seek advice and guidance from Registered Nurses or other registered health professionals as appropriate.
- Undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with hospital policies and ensure these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff within your management responsibility.
Who They're Looking For:
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
- Recent previous experience in a comparable role or with transferable skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise your own delegated workload.
- Ability to deal with the non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact.
- Effective communication skills (written, verbal, and non-verbal) with patients, relatives, carers, and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers, and colleagues.
- Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of understanding, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, by email, or in written communication.
- Insight into how to evaluate your own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
Benefits:
They offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes, but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options.
- ‘Reward platform’ offering discounts and cashback at over 1,000 retailers.
- Free Bupa wellness screening.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life assurance.
- Free on-site parking.
They are committed to their employees' well-being through work-life balance, ongoing development, support, and reward.
Join our client and be part of a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, providing diagnostics, inpatient, day case, and outpatient care across England, Wales, and Scotland.
Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.
