Registered Nursing Associate - Inpatients - Aston ward

Job summary

The successful candidates will:

• be registered as a Nursing Associate with NMC
• have NHS experience

We are seeking a Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate for Aston ward.

Robin Ward is a 20 bedded mixed adult acute treatment ward offering acute mental health care . The ward provides single sex accommodation and has a multi-disciplinary team including psychologists, occupational therapy, recreational workers as well as the nursing and medical team.

If you meet these criteria, we'd love to hear from you!

You must be a Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register and have at least a Level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice. If you nearly completed working towards your RNA, please do apply.

As a Nursing Associate, you will play an essential role in delivering high-quality nursing care, building therapeutic relationships, and supporting service users to achieve their goals. You will work as part of a skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team, where your ideas, professional growth and wellbeing are valued.

Main duties of the job

On a day-to-day basis, the role involves working with registered nurses and the wider multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with service needs and service-users' mental and physical health needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians. Working hours would involve shifts, including some nights, weekends and bank holidays.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills, as well as the ability to think quickly and act in a calm and sensible manner. They will also need an understanding of relational security and be prepared to model and promote the Trust's values at all times.

In return, we can offer you:

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Flexible working
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Job responsibilities

As a Nursing Associate on Inpatients, your responsibilities would include:

• Providing compassionate, safe and effective care and support to service-users to improve and maintain their mental, physical and behavioural health and wellbeing.
• Monitoring the condition and contributing to the ongoing assessment of the health needs of service-users on a continual basis in partnership with other professionals, families, and carers.
• Using knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues as an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Providing training and support to healthcare assistants and other staff as required.

For more detailed information on the position, please access the Job Description and Person Specification document provided.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working within a health/care setting

Specific Requirements

Essential

• Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development
• understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a person and their family
• understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration.

Communication Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
• GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

• QCF in Care/Health and Social Care Level 2/3 or equivalent experience