Nursing Associate

CNWL is looking to recruit a nursing associate for the Westminster Older Adults and Health Ageing Community Mental Health Team and Home Treatment Team. This is a dynamic service offering mental health support to older adults in Westminster who suffer from functional disorders and dementia.
The team believes in making a real difference to the lives of older adults by providing a service that is non-hierarchical, multi-functional and multi-disciplinary, drawing on the expertise of all team members to deliver person-centred assessment, care & support. We work continuously to instil a caring and compassionate culture. We have created a cohesive and proactive team of professionals who are empowered to work together to deliver the best care for our service users & carers. It is a multi-disciplinary team that consists of medical staff, nursing, occupational therapists, care managers, social workers, assistant & clinical psychologists, administrators and support workers.
Band 4 Nursing Associates work closely with people who use our service, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 4 Nursing Associates are expected to:
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and be accountable to the registered nurses they work with
Be accountable as professionals registered with the NMC and work to the Code for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates
Promote health and prevent ill health
Provide and monitor care
Work to improve safety and the quality of care
As a Nursing Associate you may be expected to practice any of the skills listed in the NMC Standards of Proficiency skills annexes or be responsible for the care delivered to a number of service users but you will always be supervised by a registered nurse and receive support from the wider multi-disciplinary team. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care.
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Nursing Associates to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends, family and carers and also other staff members.
As a Nursing Associate we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better.
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
The key responsibilities of a Nursing Associate in Central and North West London NHS Trust show how you can help the Trust deliver safe, effective services and provide patients and families with a positive experience.
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and be accountable to the registered nurses you work with
You will work as part of a multi-professional team and will be expected to:
Be accountable for your practice to a registered nurse
Participate in regular supervision with the registered nurse
Supervise, help train and delegate to other members of the team e.g. Health Care Assistants
Participate in team meetings and help develop the team
Contributing to creating and maintaining a high-performing team by:
Communicating well with all members of the team
Understanding how your role helps the team achieve its objective
Understanding the roles of different team members and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives using supervision and team meetings to reflect on your own practice regularly
Develop skills with coaching/teaching individuals/carers/other staff
Engage in reflective practice, including management of self and reflection on own reactions, asking questions and reflecting on answers given.
Work to improve safety and the quality of care
As a Nursing Associate, you will contribute to the provision of safe and high-quality services by:
Working to the standards set out in the NMC Code for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates
Recognise issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults and report any problems or raise concerns to the appropriate registered care professionals (including raising a safeguarding alert)
Escalating safety concerns (including completing Datix) and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Maintaining your competences and proficiencies in all the required areas for your role
Maintaining compliance with your mandatory training requirements
Working to the limit of your role but being clear not to work beyond your remit or scope of compe