Nursing Associate

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Norwich seeks a passionate Nursing Associate to join their inpatient mental health team on Sandringham ward. You will conduct patient assessments, participate in risk evaluations, and provide therapeutic interventions in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate has a Nursing Associate registration, experience in NHS settings, and strong IT skills. This role offers generous annual leave and comprehensive training programs.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, increasing to 33

NHS discounts

Comprehensive training programs

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register.
• Previous experience in NHS healthcare settings.
• Reasonable confidence in IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and planning.
• Participate in risk assessments.
• Provide therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Nursing skills

IT proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register Care Certificate

Job description

Are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate & individualised care, driving quality improvement and looking to add value to an inpatient mental health team?

We have an exciting opportunity for a nursing associate or assistant practitioner to join the team on Sandringham ward. If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be part of our team.

Main duties of the job

Sandringham ward is a 16 bed male functional admission ward. As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach around patient centred care.

The Nursing associate will take part in ongoing assessments, they will plan, deliver and evaluate the needs of our service users, in accordance with their Care Plans. They will take part in ongoing risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes, ensuring that the care and safety of the service user remains the priority. Nursing associate will work as part of the MDT under the supervision of qualified nurses.

The role also provides the opportunity to provide therapeutic interventions, both 1:1 and within a group setting, to further enhance the care and support offered to our service users.

About us

Benefits included with this role are:-

• A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• 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.

We are working hard to maintain usual recruitment process however please be aware that we may ask you to be interviewed via MS Teams rather than in person. Please also bear with us as we endeavour to recruit people in these unprecedented times.

Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days' notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. 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.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register Care Certificate

Experience

• Previous experience of working in an NHS health care setting
• Experience of working in other NHS settings

Knowledge

• Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, clinical or other record systems) relevant to the role.

Knowledge

• Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
• Understanding of evidence based practice

Other

• Ability to move between Trust sites as required by the needs of the service
• Ability to work on own initiative Ability to take part in clinical supervision and reflective practice

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