Job summaryAre you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate & individualised care, driving quality improvement and looking to add value to an inpatient mental health team?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Associate to join the team on Poppy ward. If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be part of our team.
Main duties of the jobPoppy Ward is a male acute admission ward. As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach around patient centred care.
The Nurse Associate will take part in ongoing assessments, they will plan, deliver and evaluate the needs of our service users, in accordance with their Care Plans. They will take part in ongoing risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes, ensuring that the care and safety of the service user remains the priority. Nurse Associates will work as part of the MDT under the supervision of qualified nurses.
The role also provides the opportunity to provide therapeutic interventions, both 1:1 and within a group setting, to further enhance the care and support offered to our service users.
About usBenefitsBenefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- Career progression
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- Staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
We are working hard to maintain usual recruitment process however please be aware that we may ask you to be interviewed via MS Teams rather than in person. Please also bear with us as we endeavour to recruit people in these unprecedented times.
Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days' notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Job responsibilitiesPlease find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
QualificationsEssential- Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
- Care certificate or relevant equivalent
ExperienceEssential- Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting
KnowledgeEssential- Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
SkillsEssential- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work-load and individual SU contact
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.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
