Job overview
Fixed-Term Contract - months
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic Band Nurse Associate on a month fixed term contract, to join Peterborough Adult Locality duty team.
You will be working alongside a Band duty lead supporting patients who are experiencing a crisis, administering depots, planning and delivering care to patients on the care coordination waiting list. You will have daily Multi-Disciplinary Team support.
The role requires the individual to work from base but be flexible to travel within Peterborough community at short notice.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide quality evidence-based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental and physical health needs and to their carers within a multidisciplinary setting.
They will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care in line with the agreed NMC standards specific to the role, and will have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision.
The post holder will ensure that effective communication pathways exist, and that they act within their sphere of responsibility. They will work as part of the duty team to manage the unplanned work which comes into the duty inbox. To work out of the team base, with the rest of the duty team, to ensure that the team are on hand to support staff dealing with service users in crisis
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
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