Trauma-Informed Nursing Associate - Aspen Ward

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Oldham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Oldham is seeking passionate healthcare professionals to join Aspen ward at Royal Oldham Hospital. You will work within a trauma-informed care framework and contribute to high-quality mental health services for women in our community.

As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will support patient recovery, help arrange appointments, and participate in health checks, venipuncture, and referrals to community services when needed.

Responsibilities

• Act as a positive role model, reflecting the values of the Trust and the unit.
• Contribute to providing high-quality, safe, secure, and therapeutic care.
• Help shape the future of this pioneering service, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing as well as patient care.
• Support service user recovery through a trauma-informed approach, underpinned by the RAID model.
• Deliver care through a 3Ps model—Positive, Proactive & Person-Centred.
• Provide support to enable patients to engage in meeting their health needs, including arranging appointments and attending with the service user when required.
• Support patients whose health and wellbeing are at risk, acting upon and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Provide health promotion and understand the relationship between mental and physical health.
• Undertake physical health checks and respond to concerns appropriately.
• Undertake venipuncture after training and ongoing guidance.
• Refer onto expert services in the community where a need has been identified.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as needed.

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Oldham is seeking passionate healthcare professionals to join Aspen ward at Royal Oldham Hospital. You will work within a trauma-informed care framework and contribute to high-quality mental health services for women in our community.

As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will support patient recovery, help arrange appointments, and participate in health checks, venipuncture, and referrals to community services when needed.