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Job summary

Main area
Forensic Mental Health Services
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
346-FMH-016-24-B
Employer
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
HMP Deerbolt
Town
Barnard Castle
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust logo

Nursing Associate - Prison Mental Health Services

Band 4

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Nurse Associate to join the Mental Health Team in HMP Deerbolt. The applicant must have already completed the Nursing Associate foundation degree and be a registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register. This post is not offering the training to gain this qualification. 

 

Main duties of the job

As well as providing  treatment and care to our patients, we aim to deliver a service that’s empowering. You'll have excellent communication and organisational skills, your flexibility and can-do attitude will enable our patients to build on their existing strengths and feel positive about their lives.

This role will include co working a small caseload, co-creating care and intervention plans, leading on annual physical health checks and running depot clinics.  You'll work in our multi-disciplinary team and play a vital role in providing safe, personalised, recovery-focused care.

Working for our organisation

The Trust offer a variety of benefits including:

  • Weekly CPD sessions
  • Access to trust wide career development opportunities
  • Working with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team
  • Free on-site parking
  • On site coffee shop and cafe
  • Low cost on site gym facilities
  • Support with your Revalidation
  • Long service award
  • NHS pension scheme
  • 27 -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • NHS car lease scheme
  • Full Occupational health support
  • Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy, Great career development opportunities
  • Staff discounts with many retailers
  • Mindfulness Sessions
  • Access to Coaching

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
  • Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification
  • GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Up to date understanding of the scope of and role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and multidisciplinary 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 criteria
  • Experience in a health care setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
  • Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
  • Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
  • Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
  • Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
  • Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employer

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
Joanne Mitchell
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01833 633253
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