Job summary
Full and Part Time vacancies available!!
Pennine Lancashire are seeking experienced Band 4 Nursing Associates to join our developing team at our new Whalley site, Woodview. There are full time and part time vacancies available.
This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will be part of an evolving service that has the needs of our service users at its heart. We are looking for people who are enthusiastic to come and join a forward thinking, dynamic and constantly developing team.
Main duties of the job
The team offers high quality care working with adults who require a holistic assessment and ongoing assessment. You will be working across our male acute, female acute and PICU wards. You will also work with families and carer's and work alongside other agencies to promote well-being, support for individuals, their carer's, and families during the process, this will include supporting service users with accommodation and finances.
You must have excellent communication skills, and a good working knowledge and understanding of adult mental health and the needs of individuals in this group.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
- On-going registration with the NMC
Knowledge
Essential
- Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments
- Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
- Working experience within acute Mental Health Services
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Woodview Unit
Whalley
BB7 9PE