The closing date is 06 July 2026
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year pro rata for part time
Job summary
We are seeking 2 x wte Band 4 Registered Nurse Associates with the skills and knowledge to work as part of the SHAPE team (Supporting Health and Promoting Exercise). These roles will help us achieve a gold standard in comprehensive physical health assessments, interventions and signposting for patients experiencing severe mental health difficulties.
In addition to physical health checks the SHAPE programme aims to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes by offering patients weekly sessions with advice on health and wellbeing as well as opportunities to try activities including Zumba, Pilates and Pickleball.
The service is open 9-5, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). The post holders will be based at Studdert Kennedy House and will support the delivery of SHAPE in several Trust and community settings across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, including patients own homes as required.
If you are passionate to improve health outcomes in local populations then we would welcome your application and look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
Responsibility for arranging and providing physical health checks for patients with a serious mental illness.
Developing and reviewing physical health and wellbeing care plans identifying, organising and signposting to other resources as appropriate.
Providing assessments/interventions/activities within your scope of practice and level of responsibility.
Completing relevant paper and electronic documentation in line with the associate practitioner role and local processes, in a timely and effective manner.
Provide information, advice and signposting to promote good physical health and wellbeing e.g. Smoking cessation, healthy diet, exercise, alcohol consumption, employment support etc.
Encouraging patients to access suitable follow up monitoring and interventions for any physical health concerns.
Escalating any physical health concerns to appropriate clinical staff including GPs.
Supporting the delivery of a group health and exercise programme for these patients alongside other members of the team.
Working flexibly to provide the service delivery need across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Working with external stakeholders, signposting to supportive services particularly in the VCSE sector.
Person Specification
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 and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
- 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.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload.
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact.
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients – relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with people, their families, carers and colleagues.
- Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
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.
Desirable
- Previous experience as a Healthcare Support Worker involved in direct patient care in a care environment.
- Experience of dealing with the public in person and on the phone.
- Experience in carrying out assigned duties – assisting qualified staff after training.
- Experience in supervising others.
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
- Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
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.
Desirable
- IT Qualifications
- CAVA or Assessors qualifications
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to travel for the role.
- Able to carry out the physical requirements of the role.
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).