Job overview

The Perinatal team are currently recruiting for a qualified Nursing Associate post following the promotion of our existing staff member.

The Perinatal Team is a countywide service which offers assessment, care and treatment for women who are from 13 weeks pregnant up to 24 months who are experiencing a moderate to severe mental health diagnosis.

The Nursing Associate will work alongside other health professionals within the team to provide high quality, efficient and a compassionate care to patients.

The role of the Nursing Associate will work closely alongside registered Mental health nurses in providing and monitoring care.

The successful candidate should have experience of caring for women with mental health conditions  and be fully aware of how these conditions may increase the risk of physical health conditions.

The postholder will monitor the condition and health needs of patients in their care and will be involved in shaping and supporting patients to manage their physical health.

All applicants must have excellent clinical skills including, blood pressure monitoring, conducting ECG'S & completing physical examinations.

The Nursing associate role will hold a small caseload under the supervision of a qualified nurse.

It is important to highlight that you will be covering the whole county of Lincolnshire and daily travel will be part of this role

Base of Lincoln, Grantham or Boston will be discussed at interview.

Main duties of the job

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing care for service users suffering from serious and enduring mental illness. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting health, wellbeing, self autonomy and independence. The post holder will have a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of any age and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate will work independently under the leadership of the registered nurse, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire 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.