Job summary
Employer heading
Registered Nursing Associate Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Service
NHS AfC: Band 4
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
We are seeking 1 qualified dynamic Nursing Associate to join our Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Service, delivering care to people across Coastal West Sussex.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Coastal West Sussex Enhanced Community Rehabilitation Service, we are seeking to recruit 1 Registered Nursing Associate to join our Team to support our physical health outcomes for the people that we support.
We would like to ensure every patient has an individualised care plan, receives regular support including medical reviews and physical health monitoring. You will have an opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and work closely with our nurses, psychiatrists, Community Pharmacist Community and Physical Health Worker. We need someone who can work independently with appropriate supervision and is interested in working in a community setting with patients with complex mental health needs.
On starting in this position if you have not completed your preceptorship, it is envisaged that you will join the Preceptorship Academy programme which includes study days, support and development opportunities. There will also be openings to develop your career which may include a pathway to become a registered nurse. This will be dependent on the trust supporting the development of this training pathway.
The ability to travel across sites and to undertake community visits will be essential to this role.
Working for our organisation
The Trust offers the following:
- Excellent starting salary
- NHS Pension contributions
- 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Flexible Working patterns
- Child care vouchers
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- NHS Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Informal discussions are most welcome.
Please Call Nichola Eliades on 07392197039
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We need someone with good interpersonal skills who enjoys working as part of a team and is committed to a recovery focussed model of care. We can offer clinical supervision, reflective practice, preceptorship and continuous professional development to support you in your role.
The successful candidate will embrace the innovation and challenge of taking on a new role within the team, be enthusiastic and committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the people we care for.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working within a healthcare setting either paid or voluntary
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the nursing associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Desirable criteria
- Lived experience of mental health issues
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate with members of the public and health and care providers
- Courteous, respectful and helpful at all times
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered care professional
- intermediate IT skills including sound working knowledge of Microsoft word and outlook
- The ability to use clinical systems
- Ability to administer injections with good hand eye co-ordination.
- Ability to travel across the designated area in response to service needs
Desirable criteria
- Supporting junior staff
- Co-facilitating training/ group work to carers and service users
- Using resources within budget/ keeping within our means
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
- Nichola Eliades
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07392197039
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