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Student Nurse Associate INTERNAL

Salary: £25,147 - £27,596 per annum + Generous holidays, Pension
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Winsley, Wiltshire
Posted date: Wednesday 24 July 2024
Closing date: Wednesday 07 August 2024
Start date: ASAP
Applications for this vacancy have now closed
Description

Are you passionate about giving exceptional care End of Life and Palliative care for patients living with Dementia and their carers? Do you want to build on your skills and knowledge around this area of care?

We are looking for a dedicated person who would like to join our Dementia team to support the service whilst also encompassing the training to become Nursing Associate.

- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -

STUDENT NURSE ASSOCIATE - DEMENTIA | Band 4 £25,147 - £27,596 per annum (pro-rata)

This is a training role that will lead you to becoming a Nursing Associate specialising in Dementia care.

Your duties will include

  • Community working across our area of care, this will include supporting members of the wider team, including care homes, residential homes and also our own community Teams and in-patient unit.
  • Being in the privilege situation of visiting people and their carers within their own environment.
  • Providing a responsive, personalised information, signposting and support service to people living with a diagnosis of dementia, their carers and family in order to help them to navigate and access appropriate services in the right place at the right time.
  • Supporting the interface between mainstream general hospital services, community health and social care services and other services across the dementia pathway.
  • Working collaboratively with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues, supporting the work of the three Admiral Nurses and Admiral Nurse Clinical Lead across the county.
  • To join up, and bridge the gap between, acute and community care areas to enable better communications and access to health and social care for families affected by dementia with complex needs.

See our full detailed Job Description bellow for more information.

HOURS OF WORK

This is a part time. You will be working 22.5 hours per week across.


ABOUT YOU

Please Note that only existing Dorothy House employees / volunteers are eligible to apply for this role.

We are looking for someone who shares our passion, values and is looking for a long term developmental roils.

Essential requirements:

  • A good standard of Math and English literacy.
  • Level 5 equivalent qualification in a Health and Social care related subject.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Dementia care and supporting carers.
  • Recent End of Life and/or Palliative care experience.
  • Willingness to study at the local university to achieve the Nursing Associate qualification.
  • UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle*

*Essential to support the ability to deliver patient services across a geographical patch.

Desirable requirements:

  • Experience working within the Community If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.

- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.

INTERVIEWS:
Interviews are aiming to be held in the middle of August.

Required skills for this position

At Dorothy House, the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity are central to our work as an outstanding care provider and employer. They are inherent in our values where we care, we connect and we create. We recognise the diversity of the people who deliver our services and the people who receive them. We believe that by building a diverse workforce, underpinned by a culture of respect, we will create an environment where everyone will have access to receive outstanding care and support from Dorothy House, regardless of characteristic.

Our 2021 Services Review identified how we need to work differently to achieve our strategic mission to ensure that “everyone has access to outstanding palliative and end of life care” and has presented us with an opportunity to improve on the “community development” work of the past and engage differently with our communities for the benefit of our patients, carers and families. Put another way, this is our moment ‘to do things differently’ and we are embracing this through Asset Based Community Development. We expect all staff to embrace this strategy and we will provide training accordingly.

What happens next

Step 1

Your application will be processed. One of the team from Dorothy House may contact you to discuss your application further

Step 2

If selected, you will be invited to attend an interview

Step 3

We will keep you informed of the progress of your application throughout the selection process

Elaine Kynaston - healthcare professional talking with patient
Every day is different and challenging, and I feel privileged to be let into the lives and homes of our patients

Elaine Kynaston, Dorothy House carer

Dorothy House is at the end of a phone whenever you need advice or reassurance. There’s just something about all the staff – they’re so approachable.

Angela Selman, DH patient, 2022

I was a Hospice at Home carer for thirty years. I think we all feel privileged to do it. It’s an honour to be with people at the very end of life.

Maggie Matthews, Dorothy House carer

I cannot put into words what a difference your carers made at such a dark time, and I will always be truly grateful.

Family of a patient, 2021

Anyone who works for Dorothy House is passionate about what we do. We’re like a family –we agree on our values and our mission and that comes through more than anything

Sue Spanswick, Dorothy House carer

It sounds a cliché, but every day really is totally different and I get to work with some amazing people

Debbie Russell, Mobile Deputy Shop Manager

I really wanted to work for Dorothy house after seeing first-hand the quality of care they provided. I applied for hospice at home carer role, and was thrilled to be offered a position.

Julia Harper, Dorothy House carer

My role at Dorothy House feels more meaningful than any of my previous corporate experience. Things here really matter, and it is so rewarding playing my part in helping us be there for patients and families

Rhiannon Eveleigh, Corporate Communications, 2022

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