About this role
Job summary
An exciting fixed term (12 months) opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Nursing Associate to join the Hambleton and Richmondshire Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The applicant must have completed the Nursing Associate foundation degree and be a registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register. This post is not offering the training to gain this qualification.
The successful applicant will work as part of the busy community team offering an identified pathway to service users and act as a keyworker for a defined caseload. You will support with both medicines management and psychological approaches in your delivery of interventions to meet individual's needs. You will work collaboratively with service users and their families in order to support with goal setting and meeting identified need.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering high quality, patient centred, compassionate care under the direction of a multidisciplinary team with a focus on promoting health.
Following initial patient assessment completed by the Registered Nurse you will be responsible for implementing care plans, including providing information and advice to patients, clients and carers. In collaboration with the Registered Nurse evaluate and adjust programmes of care in partnership with patients, clients and carers and the multidisciplinary team.
You will promote health and provide and monitor care with all patients and carers. Delivering interventions to a high standard in line with the Trust governance framework.
The role requires you to respond to enquiries from relatives and carers, dealing with concerns and problem solve to improve the patients experience, escalating to the registered nurse as required.
Accurately undertake risk assessments, using contemporary assessment tools to improve safety and quality of care alongside the registered nurse.
Complete medication monitoring for patients who are prescribed antipsychotic medications and Lithium. This includes completing ECG's and Venepuncture and supporting the Band 5 registered nurse to maintaining these physical health monitoring requirements.
In addition, there will be the opportunity to support group interventions for our non-governed therapies.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Desirable
Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice
Experience Essential
Up to date understanding of the scope of and role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and multidisciplinary 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
Experience in a health care setting
Knowledge Essential
Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills Essential
Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting. Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
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 Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address North Moor House
North Moor Road
Northallerton
DL6 2FG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)