About this role
Job summary
Here at LPFT, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.We employ around 2,700 staff who are pivotal in our success.
Do you want to join a Trust rated by our own staff as one of the best mental health trusts in England, located in a county heralded as a fantastic place to live and work?
Join our team as a Registered Nursing Associate supporting excellent patient care within out exciting, purpose-built new inpatient ward.This is a fantastic opportunity to help support patients in a modern environment designed to enhance the comfort, safety and wellbeing of patients and staff alike.
Working closely with the nursing, medical, AHP's and support colleagues, you'll contribute to a smooth running of the patient journey through our service and wider LPFT services.If you are a reliable, motivated and passionate about creating a high-quality experience for others, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for friendly, reliable and hard-working candidates who will be flexible, and organised with good interpersonal and communication skills, display our Trust values and able to
This role will include medicines management, contribute to ongoing assessment of patients, completing care plans and risk assessments amongst others, supporting patients directly on the ward as well as working as part of the team and delegating tasks.
Working with people at times of distress and poor physical health.If you have experience of being able to deliver care to a high started and enjoy working as part of a team then this could be the role for you. We are committed to supporting you to become the best version of yourself.
About us
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 arange 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.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Due to the UKVI immigration changes we are no longer able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this position.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification GCSE Grade A-C or Grade 9-4 in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
Experience Essential
Previous experience of working within a health / care setting 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 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
Understanding of evidence based practice Experience of working with people with a mental health diagnosis
Skills & Competences Essential
Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise delegated workload Intermediate IT skills Ability to communicate effectively with patients/ relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
Desirable
Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance nutritional requirements etc.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Havenside, Norton Lea
London Road
Boston
PE21 7GP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)