Job summary
- Main area
- Nurse Associate Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-TH7245343
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bow & Poplar NMHT
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £31,944 - £34,937 per annum Inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Nurse Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
To administer depot injections to service users in line with medication administration
guidelines, Trust policy and professional standards and guidelines
To provide, supervise, and monitor care and treatment to an identified group of patients
under the direction of Registered Nurse.
Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence-based practice, ensuring
that it supports and reflects the service user's individual needs, Trust objectives, and
professional guidance.
Contribute to the development of high quality evidence based in-patient services in a
changing health care environment.
Contribute towards ensuring that the NMHT functions as an integral part of the
Directorate’s services.
Effective communication with all relevant personnel, both internal and external to the Trust.
To practice within professional guidelines and promote professional practice in clinical
area.
To ensure continuous personal development through the utilisation of regular supervision,
annual appraisal and training, where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- Ensuring that a service user centered multi-disciplinary approach to care is present
- Administer depot injections in line with medicine management guidelines and policies
- Assess, plan, implement and monitor care in keeping with evidence-based practice.
- Ensure timely referrals to a registered nurse when any actions, care or treatment is required.
- To take an active role in direct service user care and role model to junior staff.
- To provide guidance to junior staff relevant to clinical speciality
- Ensuring that a high standard of practice is maintained in relation to the detention of mentally ill clients under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Ensuring that least restrictive practices are promoted within individual care.
- Ensuring that care reflects individual and cultural needs, taking into account any reasonable adjustments that may be required
- Ensure that the service provides holistic care that incorporates excellence in physical, mental health care management and general wellbeing.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The detailed job description and responsibilities of the nurse associate practitioner, working as part of a multidisciplinary team, include providing mental health care and support. The associate nurse practitioner will be required to administer the depot medication and monitor side effects.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work experience relevant to the post
- Managing challenging and aggressive behaviour
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- 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
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Able to work sensitively and compassionately with patients
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of de-escalation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophia Zuberi
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 487 1350
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