NEW: Nursing Associate

The Nursing Associate is a highly trained support role to deliver effective, safe and responsible nursing care in and across a wide range of health and care settings. Nursing Associates work independently, and with others, under the leadership and direction of a Registered Nurse within defined parameters, to deliver care in line with an agreed plan.  Nursing Associates will have a breadth of knowledge and a flexible, portable skills set to serve local health populations, in a range of settings covering pre-life to end of life.  The Nursing Associate apprentice must meet the 15 standards as set out in the Care Certificate, prior to taking their end point assessment.

Responsibilities and duty of the role:

Working within the sphere of nursing the Nursing Associate delivers high quality person-centred care across health and social care settings.  The Nursing Associate works within all aspects of the nursing process, taking account of the perspectives and pathways of individuals, their families and/or carers providing holistic and person-centred care to individuals, supporting the registered nurse in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care.

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