Nursing Associate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate to work in Grantham CMHT.

The Nursing Associate role is relatively new to the NHS and we are looking forward to you joining us in forging the way for Nursing Associates in our workforce.

The role will be part of an integrated health/social care team providing care for people experiencing mental health problems in the local community. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting health, wellbeing, self-autonomy and independence. Grantham CMHT are part of the developing transformation service in our local area. The post holders will be required to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high quality mental health care planning and risk management. This work will involve patients and their carers in the delivery of evidence based interventions/treatments, recovery focused work. The post holder will have a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support within the adult community setting. The nursing associate will work independently under the leadership of the registered nurse, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for additional information.

Please contact Dawn Pulling Team Manager 01476 464943 for more details.

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing care for service users suffering fromn serious and enduring mental illness. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting health, wellbeing, self autonomy and independence.

The post holder will have a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centered care and support for people of any age and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate will work independently under the leadership of the registered nurse, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Provide therapeutic interventions with a service user

Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with service users, families and carers

Contribute to ongoing assessment, recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment

Perform nursing interventions advocated within the service users care plan

Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of service user care

Involve service users/ carers in the planning and delivery of care in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs

Maintain the welfare and safety of service users and protect them from any form of abuse in accordance with safeguarding guidance

Monitor the impact and effectiveness of nursing care delivered

Demonstrate a knowledge of information governance and the need to protect service user confidential information

Make and maintain accurate records of nursing care in accordance with the professional (NMC) guidance and Trust policy

Demonstrate problem solving skills by identifying solutions in routine clinical issues

Participate in regular clinical supervision

Engage in public health, community development and in the reduction of health inequalities

Be able to identify role boundaries

Medicines Management as delegated by the Nurse in Charge and within the scope of practice and competency of the designated practitioner