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Nurse Associate
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (9am-5pm Monday - Friday)
Job ref
310-ASMH-6193721
Employer
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chesterton Medical Centre
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

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Nurse Associate

Band 4

Job overview

The role of the Nurse associate is to work in partnership with CAMEO South service users in and around Cambridge and surrounding areas.

The post holder will provide quality evidence based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting. They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in line with the agreed NMC standards specific to the role, and will have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.

The post holder will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility.

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Main duties of the job

  1. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust timescales in line with agreed NMC standards.
  2. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
  3. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach
  4. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
  5. To promote carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
  6. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.
  7. To support the delivery of the physical health clinic interventions and the physical health lead, meeting NCAP standard and promoting health improvements.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

  1. To establish therapeutic relationships with service users and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
  2. To demonstrate care and compassion in your work.
  3. To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multidisciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
  4. To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.
  5. To participate in working collaboratively with other Trust services and external agencies to provide seamless care for service users.
  6. To ensure that they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.

 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • • Educated to a minimum Level 5 Foundation Degree specific to Nursing Associate Practice
  • • GCSE’s Grade A – C in Maths and English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • • QCF in Care / Health & Social Care Level 2/3 or equivalent experience
  • • Completed Care Certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • • Basic level of dealing with service users with complex health needs
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience relating to working with serious mental illness
  • • Lived experience of mental health
  • • Experience of having given depot medications.

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • • IT skills appropriate to the role
  • • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
  • • Able to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
  • Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
  • Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
Desirable criteria
  • Decision making, delegation and problem solving skills

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential criteria
  • Thorough understanding of care planning
  • Knowledge of physical healthcare needs
  • Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice
  • Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
  • Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Knowledge of NICE guidance
Desirable criteria
  • Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including: o Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act o Children’s Act o Equality Act 2010 o Health and Safety Act o Data Protection Act

Other

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development
  • To continue your professional development and participate in annual appraisal and the performance management process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.NHS Rainbow badgeStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lorraine Bald
Job title
Operational Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01223 341510
Additional information

Maggie Page - Service Manager

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