Nursing Associate

South West London And St George'S Mental Health Nhs Trust; England; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust seeks a Nursing Associate to join the North East Wandsworth Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH). You will support recovery-focused mental health care in the community, collaborate with service users, carers and a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to safe, person-centred care within a forward-thinking NHS service.

The role offers supervision, learning opportunities and flexible working as part of a large organisation committed to reducing

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
• English and Mathematics basic qualifications (e.g. GCSE) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of recovery-focused mental health care in community settings.
• Build therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to support recovery journeys.
• Maintain high-quality, person-centred care and safety.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and supervision.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Education

Nursing Associate foundation degree

NMC registration

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate to join the North East Wandsworth Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH), a busy and supportive community mental health team providing care to adults with complex mental health needs.

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and recovery-focused individual who is passionate about supporting people to live well within their communities. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care and play an important role in supporting service users throughout their recovery journey.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service that values collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement. You will receive regular supervision and support, alongside opportunities for learning and professional development within a large NHS mental health organisation.

We welcome applications from individuals who are committed to promoting recovery, reducing health inequalities and providing compassionate care that makes a positive difference to people's lives.

Main duties of the job

As a Nursing Associate within the Integrated Recovery Hub, you will work closely with service users, carers and colleagues across the multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of recovery-focused mental health care in community settings.

You will be an effective communicator with the ability to build positive therapeutic relationships and engage individuals with diverse needs. The successful candidate will demonstrate compassion, professionalism and a commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care, while contributing positively to team working and service development.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Nursing Associate who enjoys working in the community, values collaborative working and is looking to further develop their skills within adult mental health services.

Flexible working

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About us

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Job responsibilities

• Supporting people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
• Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
• Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.
• Implementing the principles of recovery: encouraging and supporting patients/service users to engage with healthy lifestyles, facilitating psychosocial activities and other activities of their interest. Where appropriate contributing to psychological interventions under the guidance of a registered professional.
• Advocating for patients/service users needs and rights within Trust policy.
• Encouraging and empowering individuals to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.
• Always acting professionally and adhere to Trust policies
• Using knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems in the best interests of the people they care for.
• Providing care that is person-centered, safe, compassionate and putting people first.
• Monitoring the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with people, families and carers.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care.

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Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
• English and Mathematics basic qualifications (e.g. GCSE at Grade C or above, New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language or evidence of Level 2 in Functional skills for numeracy and literacy).

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
• Knowledge of when to seek advice and elevate concerns and to whom

Desirable

• Experience in different clinical care settings.
• Experience in supervision of staff.
• Lived experience of mental health.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Able to plan and co-ordinate and prioritise own and team work within a shift system.
• Communications skills - receiving and conveying sensitive information, with staff and with service users and able to keep accurate records. Knowing when to elevate concerns and to whom

Desirable

• Vital Signs, Phlebotomy
• Experience in facilitating groups.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.