Job summaryWe are recruiting to a Nurse Associate at Ludlow Community Hospital.This role is to provide holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. You will work independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working to their nationally recognised code of conduct and Standards of Proficiency for Nursing Associates.Main duties of the jobTo communicate effectively, with sensitivity and compassion, and to manage relationships with people, making reasonable adjustments where necessary.To contribute to the establishment of an ethos of modern, customer orientated services and translate that into a culture of effective patient/user centred delivery meeting the individual needs of patients and their carer's.To ensure that care provided is effective through careful assessment of patients' condition and circumstances, appropriate planning and delivery of care and regular evaluation of achievement of care objectives, escalating patient care concerns, and working under the leadership of registered nurses at all timesAbout usShropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Nursing Associate on the NMC registerEducated to level 5 Diploma of Higher Education and Foundation degree in nursing associate practice / Nurse Associate Apprenticeship CertificateExperienceEssentialDemonstrable experience of working as an Nurse Associate within the NHS or other care settingKnowledge and SkillsEssentialAbility to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary teamExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsIT skills appropriate to the roleAbility to organise and prioritise own workloadUnderstanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service developmentDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameShropshire Community Health NHS TrustAddressLudlow Community HospitalGravel HillLudlowSY8 1QXEmployer's websitehttps://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)