Registered Nursing Associate

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Registered Nursing Associate for Millview Court, a mental health inpatient unit for adults 18-65. You will work alongside registered nurses to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in a trauma-informed environment.

The role requires Nursing Associate qualification, teamwork, and strong communication skills to manage risk and support individuals in crisis situations. Experience in mental health nursing is valued.

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• Evidence of continued professional development documented through Trust processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, person-centred, compassionate care as part of the nursing workforce.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team and deliver planned care in line with NMC standards and Trust policies.
• Support less experienced staff and learners, providing guidance as appropriate.
• Promote and protect the health and wellbeing of patients.

Education

Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Registered Nursing Associate at Millview Court, which is a mental health inpatient unit providing mental care and treatment for adults between 18 and 65 years old. Mill View Court offers service users intensive, high quality, personal centred interventions and assessment utilising a trauma informed model/approach.

The successful candidate must be committed, motivated and have an empathetic and understanding approach to the people who access our service. They need to have an appropriate level of self-awareness and the ability to utilise their initiative when working with often complex and challenging situations.

Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate that they can work well as part of a team, have an understanding of multidisciplinary working and have very good communication skills. The successful candidate must have experience in managing risk in relation to mental health presentations and supporting individuals in crisis situations.

Applicants are required to have the nursing associate qualification for this role.

Main duties of the job

• The registered Nursing Associate will work as part of the Nursing workforce supporting Registered Nurses to deliver high quality, person centred, compassionate care to patients.
• They will be part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering planned care to a group of patients working within the standards of proficiency outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and in accordance with Trust policies and protocols.
• They will demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a team and provide support/ guidance to less experienced staff/ learners within the clinical environment as needed and delegate care if appropriate
• To promote the health and wellbeing of patients

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

If there are any other questions regarding this opportunity, please contact Millview Court Directly on 01482 344530.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Evidence of continued professional development documented through Trust PDR/KSF/Supervision processes and personal portfolio

Knowledge

• A good understanding of Mental Health Secondary care
• Awareness of national and local policies/legislation relevant to the clinical area
• Knowledge of physical health co-morbidities effecting the patient group
• Knowledge of basic assessments, including risk and the ability to identify needs and care planning
• Demonstrates understanding of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing interdisciplinary team, and organisation and how this may contribute to service development
• Understanding or application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working within the service area
• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of providing and receiving complex sensitive information.
• Previous experience working of working with patients within mental health nursing

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
• Committed to continued personal and educational development

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.