Registered Nursing Associate

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS FT is seeking a Registered Nurse Associate to join the Tameside GM SMI Team. You will help run and develop this arm of the Physical Health & Treatment Team, focusing on patients with Severe Mental Illness and supporting access to Primary Care Physical Health Screens across primary and secondary care settings.

The role emphasizes continuity of care, effective communication, and the promotion of parity of esteem between mental and physical health.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Associate with Foundation Degree.
• GCSEs Grade C/4-9 in Maths & English Language or equivalent.
• Experience of working with individuals with mental health needs or in distress.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with and supporting GP practices in reviewing the SMI register.
• Working alongside Primary Care partners to support the service.
• Provide support to enable patients to engage with health needs and arrange initial appointments.
• Support patients at risk, escalate concerns appropriately.
• Promote understanding of the link between mental and physical health.

Skills

Communication

Supervision

Organisation

Calm under pressure

Care planning

IT skills

Education

Foundation Degree

GCSE Maths & English

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Tameside GM SMI Team.

You will participate in the running and ongoing development of an arm of the Physical Health & Treatment Team, focusing on patients who have been identified as having a Severe Mental Illness (SMI), and supporting them to access a Primary Care Physical Health Screen, reducing barriers and helping patients who cannot access services directly. You will work across Primary and Secondary Care Settings, promoting continuity of care and effective communication.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

• Liaising with and supporting GP practices in the reviewing of the SMI register
• Working alongside our partners in Primary Care in supporting this service
• Provide support to enable patients' to engage in meeting their health needs. This may include arranging initial appointments and attending with the service user if required, contacting them by phone and enlisting other services to support
• To support patients whose health and wellbeing is at risk, acting upon and escalating concerns appropriately.
• To provide health promotion to patients, understanding the relationship between mental health and physical health. To be able to enhance a patients overall wellbeing, and promote parity of esteem
• To undertake physical health checks, and respond to & report concerns appropriately
• To undertake venipuncture after relevant training and ongoing guidance
• To refer onto expert services in the community where a need has been identified
• Supervision of others staff members within the team, as appropriate.
• To undertake any other duties, appropriate to the grade, that may be required.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Associate with Foundation Degree
• GCSE's Grade C/Grade 4-9 or above in Math's and English Language or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with individuals with mental health needs
• Experience of working with individuals in distress

Desirable

• Working with groups/coordinating activities for service users

Knowledge

Essential

• Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
• Understanding of mental health issues and how these impact on individuals.
• Knowledge of physical health observations and their importance.

Desirable

• Awareness of local services.
• An understanding of the mental health system.
• Basic first aid skills

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers, as required
• Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
• Ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour
• Ability to plan and implement care for individuals, as appropriate
• Good IT Skills

Desirable

• Willingness to engage with or have undertaken Venepuncture and Physical Health Checks training.

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with Service Needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Pennine Care NHS FT

Address: Trust HQ, 225 Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7SR, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Health Support Team Manager
Sally Jones
[e-mail]
01617163500