Nursing Associate

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and highly dynamic qualified Nursing Associate to join our allergy nursing team.

You will be expected to work in tandem with the allergy nurse specialists as well as being part of a multidisciplinary team supporting allergy clinics, providing high levels of holistic allergy care and education to the child / young person/family with diseases across the atopic spectrum.

You will develop & learn new skills, for example skin prick testing and other skills essential to the role. You will become confident to work within day care environment performing food and drug challenges.

This is a full-time post, part time/job share would be considered.  The Allergy team provide a Monday to Friday service and the days worked will be negotiated and flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Nursing Associate is to work collaboratively with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care and Education in line with service and patient needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians.

You will work independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

You will act professionally at all times and use your knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions to solve challenges and problems.

You recognise and work within the limits of your competencies and are responsible and accountable for your actions.

You will have some responsibility for supervising learners i.e. new starters and students during their placements once their preceptorship is completed, and they have completed any additional training required for their area.

You will be expected to actively contribute to quality assurance processes and service development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care