Location: Exeter, EX2 5SN
Salary: £25147.00 to £27596.00
Date posted: 17th June 2024
Closing date: 1st July 2024
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Job Description:
* Are you someone looking for a career inone of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts?
* Would you like to be part of adedicated team committed to making a difference to peoples lives to enjoy abetter future?
An exciting opportunity to join theteam at Delderfield ward, The Cedars, has arisen for qualified band 4 NurseAssociates.
The focus of the service will be tosupport recovery, provide hope and rehabilitation by delivering the intensiveinpatient component of the care pathway to people with complex severe mentalillness.
The applicants must have completedtheir band 4 training and have some experience of working within an inpatientsetting.
Main duties of the job
The role of theband 4 will cover many aspects of care planning, risk assessment, shiftmanagement and physical health care and promotion, working alongside theregistered nurses and the wider multi-disciplinary team. This includesOccupational therapists, band 4 OTAs, psychology input, activities workers,physical activities support workers and peer support workers.
The band 4 rolewill also encompass the opportunity for autonomous working and self-developmentand will include the role of named nurse, delivering high qualityinterventions.
About us
We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our values
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the fullJob Description and Person specification attached to this advert which willprovide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Knowledge of a range of Mental Health presentations and medications
* An understanding of physical health problems which can impact on a persons mental health and monitoring of the same.
* Knowledge of safeguarding principles and appropriate action to take.
* An understanding of Care Coordination/ Management process
* Understanding of Recovery principles in Mental Health
* Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code, including requirements for professional Revalidation
* Understanding of evidence based practice
* Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
* Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
* 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
* Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing
* Evidence of recent work-based learning or self-directed learning
Qualifications
* Registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council)
* Level 3 NVQ/QCF qualification or equivalent (2 A Levels )
* GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or Functional/Key skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of and the ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
* Previous experience working in a range of different mental health care settings
* Working with people with challenging behaviour and complex health needs
* Conducts clinical tasks within Nursing Associate scope of practice to a high level of competency
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