Band 4 Assistant Practitioner

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house & external training

Career progression

Annual leave 27–33 days + holidays

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a B4 Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate to join the mental health team on a permanent basis. The role supports young to adult service users experiencing first-episode psychosis across Norfolk and Suffolk, including home visits and community outreach.

The post is based at Northgate Hospital and covers Great Yarmouth and Waveney area with travel to nearby towns. Training, peer support and career progression are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting service users with mental health needs.
• Experience working within Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT).
• Knowledge of CPA process and community care pathways.
• Foundation Degree or equivalent in health and social care/mental health.
• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with Early Intervention in Psychosis, focusing on social recovery.
• Assist in drop-in groups and complex mental health interventions.
• Provide care within home and community settings and at mental health bases.
• Contribute as a key member of the clinical team delivering quality services.
• Participate in training and development opportunities.

Skills

Mental health care

MDT collaboration

Community settings

CPA process knowledge

Effective communication

Education

Registered Nursing Associate – NMC

Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care/mental health or L5 apprenticeship

Care certificate

Job description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

Job summary

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

Responsibilityforactivelyparticipatingasakeymemberoftheclinicalteamforprovidingquality services for an identified client group under the supervision of a registeredprofessional.

Having undertaken a Foundation Degree level qualification will maintain, develop andevidenceclinicalknowledge,skillsandcompetenciesatallopportunitiesandthroughthecompetencyframework. Demonstrateanattitudewhichrespectsandvaluesserviceusersandtheircarers.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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.

Person specification

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

PLEASE BE AWARE that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

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PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.