Trauma-Informed Nursing Associate – Mental Health

Pennine Care NHS FT; Oldham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, invites applications for a Registered Nursing Associate on Aspen ward. You will work within a Trauma-Informed care framework, supporting service users recovery and contributing to a patient-centred care environment.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide health checks, promote mental and physical wellbeing, escalate concerns when needed, and engage in venipuncture after training.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to enable patients’ to engage in meeting their health needs.
• 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
• To undertake any other duties, appropriate to the grade, that may be required.

Job description

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, invites applications for a Registered Nursing Associate on Aspen ward. You will work within a Trauma-Informed care framework, supporting service users recovery and contributing to a patient-centred care environment.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide health checks, promote mental and physical wellbeing, escalate concerns when needed, and engage in venipuncture after training.