Job Description

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Mental Health Nursing Associates to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Female Service Line Health & Justice teams.



By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.



We are lucky to be able to offer opportunities to undertake your registered nursing degree via our apprenticeship route and can also offer all newly qualified nursing associates a 12 month preceptorship programme.



Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice



Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team & be accountable to the registered nurses they work with



Be accountable as professionals registered with the NMC & work to the Code for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates



Promote health & prevent ill health



Provide & monitor care



Work to improve safety & the quality of care



As a Nurse 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 & receive support from the wider multi- disciplinary team. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together & in partnership with other teams & services to provide seamless care.



Values



As a Nurse Associate we expect you to show COMPASSION , contribute to a caring and kind environment & recognise that what you do & say helps can make the lives of others better.



We expect you to RESPECT everyone & acknowledge & welcome people's differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.



We expect you to EMPOWER others & continually try to provide information, resources & support to help others make their own decisions & meet their own needs.



We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP & behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners & users of our services are the people who generate & pay for our work.



Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:



Monthly supervision



Annual personal development plans/appraisals



Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.



Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:



Preceptorship Programme



Support and guidance with Revalidation



Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies



Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:



Health and wellbeing services



Season ticket loans



Cycle to work scheme



Relocation package subject to meeting criteria



The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment.



All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.



Key Responsibilities



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 providing patients and families with a positive experience.



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 that registered nurse



Supervise, help training 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 in relation to 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 competency



Understanding how you are accountable to registered nurses



Identifying areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made and working closely with others to improve services



Being open and transparent



Maintaining accurate, legible, timely and comprehensive records



Assist in the assessment of and contribute to the management of risk across several areas within the environment where care is being administered.