Nursing Associate

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a qualified Nursing Associate to join the Merton Adult Community Mental Health Teams. You will work with adults 18-65, provide person-centred, safe care in clinic and community settings, and support Clozapine and Depot Clinics with health monitoring and CMA checks.

The role emphasises recovery-focused care, strong communication within a multidisciplinary team, and adherence to NMC standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to develop effective relationships with people, families and colleagues.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and prioritise own and team work within a shift system.

Responsibilities

• Support people to improve and maintain mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
• Contribute to disease prevention and health promotion.
• Engage in public health, community development and reducing health inequalities.
• Support recovery-focused care and healthy lifestyles alongside clinical guidance.
• Advocate for patients and promote patient rights within Trust policy.
• Assist in coordinating care plans and team collaboration.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Care planning

De-escalation

Equality & diversity

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

English & Maths qualifications

Job description

Site The Wilson Hospital Town Mitcham Salary £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 09/09/2026 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and NMC-registered Nursing Associate to join our Merton Adult Community Mental Health Teams.

Working with adults aged 18-65 experiencing mental health difficulties, you will provide person-centred care and support both in clinic settings and within the community. You will play a key role in promoting physical health and wellbeing, supporting recovery, reducing health inequalities and helping service users achieve their individual goals.

A significant part of the role involves supporting the delivery of our Clozapine and Depot Clinics, including physical health monitoring, CMA monitoring, health promotion and medication-related care. Applicants should have relevant experience or transferable skills and be willing to develop knowledge in the safe management of Clozapine and antipsychotic medications.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, build positive therapeutic relationships, contribute to care planning and risk management, and uphold the values of compassionate, recovery-focused care.

This is a Monday to Friday role, working 9am to 5pm, offering an excellent work-life balance with no shift work, weekends or nights.

Main duties of the job

The Nursing Associate contributes to the health and wellbeing of patients and service users and applies across all health and care settings. The Nursing Associate will deliver high quality, personalized, safe, compassionate care in the best interest of people. The Nursing Associate is equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours across the fields of nursing, providing holistic care and support for people of all ages in a variety of settings.

The Nursing Associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing. The Nursing Associate recognises and works within limits of their competence. The Nursing Associate works to a nationally recognized code of conduct and is registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Working for our organisation

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 varietybenefits 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Supporting people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.

2. Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health. SLP February 2019

3. Engage in public health, community development, and in the reduction of health inequalities.

4. 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.

5. Advocating for patients/service users’ needs and rights within Trust policy.

6. Encouraging and empowering individuals to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care.

Experience & Knowledge

• 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 escape to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice.
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans.
• Experience in different clinical care settings
• Experience in supervision of staff.

Training & Qualification

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• 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).

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs, with supervision available but not always present, and acting on own initiative, within protocols, policies and care plans.
• 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 escalating concerns and to whom
• Ability to positively engage distressed individuals and de-escalate highly- aroused situations
• Advocates for all individuals, within professional boundaries and trust policies, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity.
• Experience in facilitating groups.

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Name Rebecca Kennedy Job title Clinical Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0203 513 5270

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Address Springfield University Hospital,
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London SW17 7DJ
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