Job Title: Trainee nurse Associate

Location: The Sidcup Care Home, 2 - 8 Hatherley Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4BG

Salary range: £11.10 - £12.58 p/h

Contract: Permanent

Shift Pattern: 36 hours / days and nights (some weekends)

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

Our Trainee Nursing Associate position is a developmental role. You'll be working towards an NMC Registered Nursing Associate qualification. This is facilitated both on the job and distance learning through an approved University and will take approximately 2 years to complete. Upon successful completion of the qualification we'll offer you a Nursing Associate role. Giving you the opportunity to apply your new skills in a real work environment.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Deliver high-quality person-centred care in line with personal care plans under the supervision of a Registered Nurse

• Perform and record clinical observations such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature blood sugar monitoring, oxygen stats and recognise any abnormalities which must then be reported to a registered nurse

• Share information with registered nurses on any changes in health, behaviour, mood etc of a resident

• Accurately record repositioning chart, nutritional and fluid intake papers

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Verbal and Written English to NMC required level

• English and Maths qualification equivalent to GCSE grade C or above

• Communication and relationship building

• Analytical and Judgement skills

• Planning and Organisation – particularly in relation to planning study and work time around personal life

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Free meal on every shift
• 28 days holiday
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.