Nursing Associate / Assistant Practitioner for Physical Health

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Great Yarmouth is looking for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate to support service users experiencing psychosis. The role involves physical health screenings, organizing clinics, and providing recovery support. Candidates should have a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care and be a Registered Nursing Associate. The position offers a salary between £27,485 and £30,162 gross annually, along with various benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes

Career progression

27 to 33 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate with experience in mental health.
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/Mental Health or equivalent.
• Care certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in physical health screening and interventions.
• Organise and run physical health clinics or home visits.
• Be a valued team member aiding social recovery.

Skills

Organisational skills

Experience with mental health needs

Understanding of Mental Health issues

Education

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health

Care certificate

Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register

Job description

We have an opportunity for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate to join our friendly and supportive team on a 13 month fixed term or secondment basis.

We work with people from 14-65 years old who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

We are based at Northgate Hospital, but cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area, including Lowestoft and Beccles.

We welcome visits or contact with the team about this post.

Main duties of the job

To support service users in physical health screening and delivery of a range of physical health interventions, including physical observations, ECGs, phlebotomy (or a willingness to undertake appropriate training) for people presenting with mental health problems.

The role requires good organisational skills to plan and organise running regular physical health clinics or home visits to ensure our service users are supported.

Alongside this, there is the opportunity to support service users around social recovery and be a valued team member.

If you are passionate about supporting service users who are experiencing psychosis and want to make an important contribution, we look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

To support service users in physical health screening and delivery of a range of physical health interventions, including physical observations, ECGs, phlebotomy (or a willingness to undertake appropriate training) for people presenting with mental health problems.

The role requires good organisational skills to plan and organise running regular physical health clinics or home visits to ensure our service users are supported as part of our EI model.

Alongside this, there is the opportunity to support service users around social recovery and be a valued team member.

The successful applicant will have a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at L5.

About us

Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.

There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

In addition, we also offer the following benefits:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• 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.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
• Care certificate

Experience

• Working with Service Users with mental health needs
• Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
• Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.

Knowledge

• Understanding of Mental Health issues

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 year (gross per annum)