Job Description

Mayfly ward has an exciting opportunity for a Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate to join the team. Mayfly ward is a female adult acute ward on the new Rivers development, that has a strong philosophy of holistic, trauma-informed care.



As an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate you would be an important part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. Working with the MDT to support service delivery, lead on improvements projects and support junior staff. You will provide support to services users and their carer's. There is the opportunity for further development through the medication administration course and nursing pathway.



We are looking for a compassionate individual who is committed to providing high quality inpatient care. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to work well with other professionals in planning and delivering care.



Mayfly ward is committed to the development of staff and the role will include mentoring and training opportunities.



Mayfly ward is looking for an enthusiastic and caring Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate. They would have an active role in the MDT and role modelling excellent care to others this can include:



Have knowledge of the Mental health Act.



Have excellent record keeping skills, including care documentation and audits.



Have good communication skills with service users, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and with other professionals such as social care.



Being an active part of a care team, ensuring patient needs are advocated for and that staff feel supported in their role.



Keeping up to date with the most recent NICE guidelines and local procedures and sharing any changes with the team.



Being lead in a certain area for the ward e.g. Infection control, safeguarding.



Ensuring that adequate supervision is given to those who you have been allocated.



Take part in Quality Improvement projects where relevant.



Be trained in, or able to be able to be trained in Prevention and management of violence and aggression.



Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.



Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.



Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.



Please find attached our and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

NHS pension

a comprehensive in house & external training programmes

career progression

starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)

staff physio service

NHS discounts and many more.



Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.



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