Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience


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Job overview

We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate to join Thurne Ward Hellesdon Hospital



We are a strong and credible team, with a friendly atmosphere, where productive ideas are welcomed and explored. Are you a highly motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused team? We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users. If this feels like you, we want to hear from you.




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Main duties of the job

We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!



Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.



You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.



Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of Nursing Associate to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.




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Working for our organisation

Our Trust values of Team, Accountability, Learn and Kind sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.



There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.



In addition, we also offer the following benefits:


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 gym membership NHS discounts and many more.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note that applicants for this role require:

A Care certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.

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Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 or Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.




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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Person specification

Skills

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Essential criteria

Registered Nursing Associate - on the NMC Register Care Certificate

Experience

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Essential criteria

Understanding the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing - "Making every Contact Count" #

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in other NHS settings

Skills

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Essential criteria

Ability to work effectively as a team player under appropriate supervision and as part of the MDT Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the work load and individual SU contact #

Desirable criteria

Be an effective role model

Skills

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Essential criteria

To be able to complete PMA training and engage in physical intervention as per policy

Knowledge

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Essential criteria

Understanding of the scope and the role of the Nursing Associate in the context of the team and the organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development

YOUR APPLICATION



We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.



PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.


EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.


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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.




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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.