Job overview
We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Nurse Associate to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) based at Woodlands in Ipswich.
We are a strong and credible team, with a friendly atmosphere, where productive ideas are welcomed and explored.
Are you highly motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in a well-supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery-focused community team?
We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users. If this feels like you, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something new and 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, then 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, some 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 an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects and quality improvement.
Working for our organisation
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are on an improvement journey with a focused sense of direction and an ambition to be in the top quartile of Mental Health Trusts by 2025.
Our Trust values of Positively, Respectfully, and Together 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.
A full induction will be provided to the successful applicant. You will also be allocated to a Buddy to support your induction period.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note that applicants for this role require:
A Care certificate or completed within the first 12 weeks of the start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.
AND
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 or Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nursing Associate – on the NMC Register
Experience
Essential criteria
* Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing – “Making every Contact Count”
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in other NHS settings
Skills
Essential criteria
* 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 workload and individual SU contact
Desirable criteria
* Be an effective role model
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
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