Band 4 Assistant Practitioner

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house training

Career progression

Annual leave 27–33 days + holidays

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is seeking a B4 Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate to join our team, working in the Great Yarmouth area to support early intervention in psychosis services. The role involves home visits, group support, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care.

The post is permanent, full-time with flexible hours and compressed hours. A Foundation Degree in health/mental health or equivalent, plus NMC registration, are

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register.
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or HSC/L5 apprenticeship.
• Care certificate.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in Early Intervention in Psychosis interventions.
• Assist in group activities and home visits in the community.
• Collaborate with the MDT to deliver quality mental health services.

Skills

Nursing Assistant

Mental health care

Teamwork

CPA process understanding

Education

Foundation Degree in HSC/mental health

Nursing Associate training (NMC)

Care certificate

Job description

We have an RARE opportunity for a B4 Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate to join our friendly and supportive team on a permanent basis.

We work with people from 14-65 years old who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

We are based at Northgate Hospital, but cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area, including Lowestoft and Beccles and regularly need to travel and support people in their communities.

We welcome visits or contact with the team about this post.

Main duties of the job

To support service users in the delivery of a range Early Intervention in Psychosis interventions, including a focus on social recovery, supporting our drop in group, supporting people with complex mental health problems with their goals.

Depending on your experience and appropriate training and Banding, the role might include supporting people with physical health interventions.

The role includes supporting groups, seeing service users in their home and at mental health bases.

If you are passionate about supporting service users who are experiencing psychosis and want to make an important contribution, we look forward to hearing from you.

We actively encourage visits to meet the team or discuss the role.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the clinical team for providing quality services for an identified client group under the supervision of a registered professional.

Having undertaken a Foundation Degree level qualification will maintain, develop and evidence clinical knowledge, skills and competencies at all opportunities and through the competency framework. Demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users and their carers.

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:

• 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)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Job responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
• Care certificate

Experience

• Working with Service Users with mental health needs
• Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
• Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
• Working in community setting

Knowledge

• Understanding of Mental Health issues

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.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yeargross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours