nursing associate

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Nursing Associate to join our Twickenham and Richmond Integrated Recovery Hubs, delivering care to working age adults with severe and enduring mental illness in the Richmond borough.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, providing mental and physical health interventions and contributing to quality improvement and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Act professionally and adhere to Trust policies.
• Use knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
• Provide person-centered, safe and compassionate care.
• Monitor the health needs of people in your care in partnership with families and carers.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, sharing information clearly and taking over responsibilities as needed.
• Communicate with patients when delivering care and providing appropriate advice.
• Recognise and report situations, behaviours or errors that could impact care quality.
• Understand, enable and complete the necessary paperwork to support discharge or transfers safely.
• Respect and value patients' dignity and diversity in all care activities.
• Contribute to the development of care plans reflecting patients’ needs in partnership with MDT and relatives.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Twickenham and Richmond Integrated Recovery Hubs as a Nursing Associate. The service offers provides care and treatment for working age adults with severe and enduring mental illness who live in the borough of Richmond.

This is a great opportunity to join one of our passionate and forward thinking teams, develop skills, and enhance your overall career pathway.

You will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team that aims to provide high quality community-based care to a diverse population, committed to new ways of working, challenging stigma and promoting recovery.

The nursing associate role works closely with band 6 clinic nurses delivering mental and physical health intervention in our busy clozapine, depot and cardio metabolic assessment (CMA) clinics. The role requires someone who has a high level of physical health skills, a good understanding of mental health and relevant mental health interventions and is keen to drive forward quality improvement and innovation. In addition, the role requires someone who is flexible and who can work both autonomously and under direct supervision.

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 as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

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.

• 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.
• Communicating effectively with patients when delivering care and providing advice where appropriate.
• Recognizing and reporting any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
• Understand, encourage and complete the necessary paperwork to enable discharge/transfers in a safe and timely manner.
• Recognizing and value patients and service users as individuals, acknowledging the importance of always maintaining the patient/service user's respect and dignity and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
• Contributing to the development of care plans that reflect patients/service
• user needs, working in partnership with patients'/service users, wider MDT and friends/relatives/significant others.