Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Nurse Associate to join the Mental Health Team in HMP Deerbolt. The applicant must have already completed the Nursing Associate foundation degree and be a registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register. This post is not offering the training to gain this qualification.
Main duties of the job
As well as providing treatment and care to our patients, we aim to deliver a service that's empowering.You'll have excellent communication and organisational skills, your flexibility and can-do attitude will enable our patients to build on their existing strengths and feel positive about their lives.
This role will include co working a small caseload, co-creating care and intervention plans, leading on annual physical health checks and running depot clinics. You'll work in our multi-disciplinary team and play a vital role in providing safe, personalised, recovery-focused care.
About us
The Trust offer a variety of benefits including:
- Weekly CPD sessions
- Access to trust wide career development opportunities
- Working with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team
- Free on-site parking
- On site coffee shop and cafe
- Low cost on site gym facilities
- Support with your Revalidation
- Long service award
- NHS pension scheme
- 27 -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
- Flexible working opportunities
- NHS car lease scheme
- Full Occupational health support
- Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy, Great career development opportunities
- Staff discounts with many retailers
- Mindfulness Sessions
- Access to Coaching
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree qualification
- GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent
Desirable
- Qualification in assessment, supervision and teaching in clinical practice
Experience
Essential
- Up to date understanding of the scope of and role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and multidisciplinary team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code.
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Desirable
- Experience in a health care setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non- routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues
- Ability to support, supervise and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
- Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address
HMP Deerbolt
Bowes Road
Barnard Castle
DL12 9BG