Registered Nursing Associate

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Registered Nurse Associate to join the Community Mental Health Teams in Salford, focusing on physical health assessments and monitoring alongside mental health care.

The role sits within fast-paced CMHTs across Salford, working in a busy multi-disciplinary team to support service users address their physical and mental health needs, including clinics and therapeutic interventions.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Associate with experience in mental health settings.
• Experience working with service users with mental health issues.
• Ability to work within a busy multi-disciplinary team to address physical and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake physical health assessments and monitoring.
• Contribute to physical health clinics and coordinate with the mental health team.
• Support Clozapine, mood stabiliser and depot clinics as required.
• Perform venepuncture and ECG as directed by senior staff.

Skills

Nurse Associate

Physical health assessment

Venepuncture

ECG

Flu vaccination

Job description

At GMMH we are investing significantly into our Community Mental Health provision.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Community Mental Health Teams in Salford. We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse Associate to work within the CMHTs, focusing on undertaking Physical Health Care assessments and monitoring physical health, alongside other service user and carer interventions.

Salford CMHTs are fast paced, dynamic, supportive, well performing teams within the Salford directorate of GMMH covering a wide geographical area and varying service user and carer needs.

The successful applicant will have some experience of working with service users with mental health issues.

The post holder alongside the physical health nurse will be able to hold physical health clinics and work as part of a busy multi-disciplinary team supporting service users address their physical and mental health needs.

• Health Promotion
• Physical Health Improvement Tool
• Supporting with Clozapine, Mood stabiliser and Depot clinics
• Undertake Venepuncture as required within the PHIT Tool or directed by the senior nurse or medic.
• Undertake ECG as required within the PHIT Tool or directed by the senior nurse or medic.
• Supporting annual flu vaccination clinics if required

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Wall Job title: Senior Practitioner for Nursing Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 938 4184