Nursing Associate: Sponsorship Available

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a qualified Nurse associate to our Hereford City Neighborhood team. This role will focus on the delivery of population based mental health care for the community of Hereford. You will be working alongside multi-disciplinary teams of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN). If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss. The post is for 37.5 hours a week (Monday to Friday).

Main duties of the job

The main duties for a Nursing Associate within our team includes (but not limited to):

  • Administering medication as prescribed, including depots and clozapine.
  • Obtain requested routine bloods/investigations; have an understanding of normal and altered values, reporting adverse results. The predominant focus for bloods is Clozapine clinic.
  • Provide and promote health education; support and encourage the patient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs.
  • Implement and contribute care plans and risk assessments within the limits of own knowledge and competence.
  • Assist and/or deliver groups to promote patient lifestyle and independence.
  • Complete documentation accurately and contribute to reports of patients activity and progress
  • Participate in discussions about patient care including MDTs and supervision.
  • Maintain and develop skills through training and supervision.
  • Liaise effectively and work collaboratively with colleagues both in the team and outside of the team.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Person Specification

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

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

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

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).

Closing Date: 16 October 2024

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.