Nursing Associate

South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is inviting applications for a Nursing Associate to join the Twickenham and Richmond Integrated Recovery Hubs. The role provides care and treatment for working age adults with severe and enduring mental illness who live in the borough of Richmond, working within a multi-disciplinary team.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop skills, contribute to high quality community-based care, and support recovery through new ways of working,

Job description

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

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.

Main duties of the job

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