The closing date is 02 March 2025
Band: Band 4
Salary: £26,530 to £29,114 a year
Job summary
Are you motivated, enthusiastic and want to make a real difference?
We provide a specialist inpatient service for adults with mental health needs across 3 inpatient wards and 2 rehabilitation units in Worcestershire. Our teams sit within the Adult Mental Health and Learning Disability Service Delivery Unit.
We are looking for a dynamic, flexible, passionate NMC registered nursing associate join our team. This post is suitable for both newly qualified registered nursing associates & experienced registered nursing associates looking for a new challenge in a fast paced inpatient ward.
Hadley Unit is a 9 bed mixed gender treatment ward that is situated in Worcester. The Hadley Unit is a referral-based service; we can accept referrals from a number of sources including the community, acute wards and patients detained by the Ministry of Justice. You will work closely with the wards Staff Nurses and the management and medical team.
Main duties of the job
A fully supportive preceptorship programme is provided for newly qualified applicants as well as a welcoming induction, and future career development opportunities.
All staff whatever their role, level or responsibility will be encouraged and supported to do their job well.
Making Every Day Better for patients, staff, service users and carers is the responsibility of all of us and we want to embed a culture within the organisation that encourages and supports the drive to improve what we do.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary 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
- Understands requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Computer literate with applications such as Word/
- Microsoft Office including email
- Able to support and reassure patients/carers in distress
- Ability to take part in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in prioritising own workload
- Experience in working without direct supervision
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation Degree Nursing Associate qualification
- NMC Nursing Associate registration
- GCSE English (grade A-C) or equivalent
- GCSE Maths (grade A-C) or equivalent
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).