About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner / Nursing Associate to join Whitlingham Ward, a female inpatient ward within Secure Services at Hellesdon Hospital.
Whitlingham Ward is a dedicated and supportive team committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed care to women receiving treatment within a secure mental health setting. We foster a positive and collaborative working environment where staff are valued, innovative ideas are encouraged, and professional development is actively supported.
Are you highly motivated and passionate about delivering compassionate, person-centred care? Do you believe in keeping service users, their recovery goals, and their support networks at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work within a dynamic, recovery-focused multidisciplinary team that is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of women with complex mental health needs?
We are seeking enthusiastic, resilient, and forward-thinking practitioners who are dedicated to promoting recovery, enhancing patient experience, and supporting service users on their journey towards greater independence and wellbeing. If you share our values and are committed to providing exceptional care within a secure setting, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!
Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.
You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.
Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Assistant Practitioner to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.
About us
Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.
There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
In addition, we also offer the following benefits:
NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service gym membership NHS discounts and many more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please note that applicants for this role require:
A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.
AND
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 orApprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register Care Certificate
Experience Essential
Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing - "Making every Contact Count" Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting
Desirable
Experience of working in other NHS settings
Skills Essential
Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact
Desirable
Be an effective role model
Other Essential
Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service Ability to work on own initiative Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
Desirable
Understanding of evidence based practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Whitlingham Ward, Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR65BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)