OUR... Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and...
OUR TRUST
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
The fact that we’re rural hasn’t hampered our ambitious plans to be the best we can. We’re a “fast follower” in the NHS Digital Clinical IT Exemplar programme, we’ve just signed a multi-million pound deal with Philips to ensure we have the latest radiology equipment and we’re in the process of having three new wards built.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
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Trainee Nursing Associate (Apprenticeship)
IMPORTANT - Applicants must be able to commence in post on 2nd March 2020, ready for course delivery in 16th March. Please ensure that you are able to start on this date before applying.
Would you like kick start your career with us and begin training in the new Nursing Associate role and be part of the changing nursing and care workforce.
If so, then we are looking to recruit talented and committed Healthcare Support Workers. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge and train via an apprenticeship which will deliver quality hands on care for patients, whilst helping and encouraging our patients to take ownership of their own recovery across a variety of settings.
Salary details
TNA Level One: £15,445 per annum (approx. 12 months)
TNA Level Two: £16,633 per annum (approx. 12 months)
TNA Level Three: £17,821 per annum (up to 3-4 months until NMC registration and End-point Assessment completed)
(Salaries are based on 2019/20 pay scales - please refer to page 9 in the Additional Information document)
We are expanding the opportunities available on the NMC approved apprenticeship route and this role is designed to bridge the gap between health care support workers and registered nurses. Once qualified NAs will be an Agenda for Change Band 4 role. This suggests a job will be issued to the qualified NA, is this definitely the intention or would the following be preferable?
On successful completion of the apprenticeship candidates would be eligible to register with the NMC and apply for Band 4 Nursing Associate positions within the Trust.
This is a developmental role and trainees will progress through the Nursing Associate apprenticeship over a 2 year period, which includes the attainment of a Level 5 Foundation Degree qualification. The programme incorporates day release to University, on and off the job learning, and rotation to experience working in other health and care settings.
This opportunity is suitable for Healthcare Support Workers who meet the following requirements:
The key result areas for this role as Trainee Nursing Associate are:
Deliver high quality, compassionate care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (or other registered healthcare professional dependent on setting)
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
Work with a practice assessor and supervisor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence leadership and reflective practice skills
Develop by the end of the programme the ability to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the individual’s defined plan of care within parameters of practice of the Nursing associate role.
To undertake the trainee nurse associate role the applicants will be contracted for 30 hours plus per week.
Department/Area: Opportunities are available across the Trust and will include compulsory rotation to various health and social care settings across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire STP footprint.
Location: Various locations across Herefordshire and Worcestershire with travel required to University and for placements.
Education partner: University of Worcester. The course commences at The University of Worcester and applicants need to be available at the end of February/early March 2020. Dates will be confirmed.
Please visit the website of the Unviersity of Worcester for details on the Trainee Nursing Associate Programme.
Closing date for applications: 13th February 2020
As part of the recruitment process shortlisted candidates will be expected to attend an assessment event date to be confirmed at The University of Worcester. This is a 2-stage assessment, with candidates being successful at Stage 1 progressing to Stage 2.
For more details about the requirements of the Trainee Nursing Associate role, please see the job description attached and the Apprentice Application Pack.
For any further information about the Nursing Associate role please contact:
Ally Middleton, Clinical Project Manager, Alexandra.middleton@nhs.net(Herefordshire and Worcestershire Partnership)
For further information on the TNA role please contact Fiona Price, Practice Educator at Wye Valley NHS Trust on 01432 383345 or email: fiona.price2@wvt.nhs.uk or 01432 383345
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