Job summaryThe older peoples community mental health team is looking for a nurse associate who has a keen interest or experience in older peoples mental health.
We would like to hear from you if you are keen to be part of a service that supports people over 65 years to live well in their homes and in care placement settings.
Main duties of the jobAs a Community Mental Health Nursing Associate you will provide community patient led services and work with older adults over-65 years who have mental health issues and complex dementia needs.
This role is one in a multi disciplinary team and you will be a core part of that team.
Main duties will include the monitoring of antipsychotics as part of the BPSD pathway, administering depots, completing medication reviews and mental health reviews of people on our caseloads that reside in residential and care homes.
Feeding back to MDT, care homes, individuals , carers and other professionals.
About usLincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.Job responsibilitiesPlease view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
- Provide therapeutic interventions with a service user
- Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with service users, families and carers
- Contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment
- Perform nursing interventions advocated within the service users care plan
- Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of service user care
- Involve service users/ carers in the planning and delivery of care in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs
- Maintain the welfare and safety of service users and protect them from any form of abuse in accordance with safeguarding guidance
- Monitor the impact and effectiveness of nursing care delivered
- Demonstrate a knowledge of information governance and the need to protect service user confidential information
- Make and maintain accurate records of nursing care in accordance with the professional (NMC) guidance and Trust policy
- Demonstrate problem solving skills by identifying solutions in routine clinical issues
- Participate in regular clinical supervision
- Engage in public health, community development and in the reduction of health inequalities
- Be able to identify role boundaries
Person SpecificationSkillsEssential- Intermediate IT skills
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise delegated workload
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
Desirable- Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance nutritional requirements etc.
ExperienceEssential- Previous experience of working within a health / care setting
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Desirable- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Experience of working with people with a mental health diagnosis
QualificationsEssential- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C or Grade 9-4 in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
This 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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
