Job summary
The Older People's Community Mental Health Team is seeking a motivated and compassionate Nursing Associate with a keen interest in, or experience of, older people's mental health.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive multidisciplinary team dedicated to helping people aged 65 and over live well, maintain independence, and achieve the best possible quality of life. The service works with individuals in their own homes as well as in care and residential placement settings.
We would welcome applications from candidates who are enthusiastic about delivering person-centred care, value collaborative working, and are committed to improving outcomes for older adults experiencing mental health difficulties.
Sponsorship is not available. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the details will result in your application being rejected.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Mental Health Nursing Associate, you will provide community patient-led services and work with older adults over 65 years old who have mental health issues and complex dementia needs. This role is one in a multidisciplinary team, and you will be a core part of that team.
Main duties will include the monitoring of antipsychotics as part of the BPSD pathway, administering depots, completing medication reviews and mental health reviews of people on our caseloads that reside in residential and care homes. Feeding back to MDT, care homes, individuals, carers and other professionals.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Sarah Bradley, Team Coordinator via email sarah.bradley35@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
Competitive annual leave allowance
Car leasing scheme
NHS pension scheme
Free eye tests
Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Sarah Bradley, Team Coordinator via email sarah.bradley35@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- oGCSE Grade A-C or Grade 9-4 in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a health / care setting
- 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
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Experience of working with people with a mental health diagnosis
Skills
Essential
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise delegated workload
- Intermediate IT skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/ relatives and carers and all memberso fthe multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
- 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
Desirable
- Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance nutritional requirements etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
- Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
- oGCSE Grade A-C or Grade 9-4 in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a health / care setting
- 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
- Understand requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Desirable
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Experience of working with people with a mental health diagnosis
Skills
Essential
- Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate
- Evidence of time management skills and ability to prioritise delegated workload
- Intermediate IT skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients/ relatives and carers and all memberso fthe multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload and individual patient contact
- 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
Desirable
- Understanding of basic physiology, e.g. normal vital signs, fluid balance nutritional requirements etc.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
