Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of our Community Teams as either a Band 4 Nursing Associate. This is a great opportunity to join one of our passionate and forward thinking teams, develop skills, and enhance your overall career pathway.
The Trust has a strong commitment to developing and supporting staff through their career with a range of opportunities to progress.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
The aim is to support all Nursing Associates whether you are newly qualifying, whether you have no community experience or are a Nursing Associate with community experience but want to join our Trust or want to develop further within a different team or Borough.
We aim to continue to develop your skills and knowledge as part of our staff development and career progression.
Our Support and Development Programme will provide the following:
- Work based support & supervision.
- Caseload Support and Management
- Training Opportunities
- Additional coaching and supervision from our Nursing Develop Team.
- Career Progression clinics and meetings with Head of Nursing
- Preceptorship programme 10 sessions (If within first year of qualification)
- Addition monthly sessions to support role development.
Recruitment open day scheduled for: 21st March 2024
Main duties of the job
As a Community Mental Health Nursing Associate you will provide community patient led services and work with adults 18-65 years who have mental health issues, social needs and require support with their physical health needs by participating and leading within our health and well being clinics and visiting patients in the community to support their safety and recovery.
Our community multidisciplinary teams, comprise of nurses from Nursing Associates to Advanced Nurse Practitioners, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, employment specialists, mental health practitioners, recovery support workers and peer support workers.
The teams are supported by good administrative systems and offers excellent working environments as we transform our older buildings into new with an ethos of team support and team ownership with supportive team managers and community leadership.
Flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9am to 5pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
About our locations:
We have 5 Boroughs which you can choose to work:
- Royal Borough of Kingston
- Merton Borough
- Sutton Borough
- Richmond Borough
- Wandsworth Borough
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Nursing Associate to Nursing will deliver high quality compassionate care. They will be competent to carry out tasks without direct supervision and will have an awareness of when to ask for guidance. They will be supervised by a Registered Nurse.
The Nursing Associate / Associate Practitioner will have completed a set of competency assessments that supports their practice.
Following assessments of patients, supporting the management of care needs through:
- Initial data collection
- Monitoring of individual patient progress
- Feedback and discussion
- Providing interventions and treatment
- Devising a plan of care and interventions supervised by a Registered Nurse.
- Supporting the fundamentals of care physical, mental health and social.
- To be aware of, and assist in meeting, the holistic needs of all patients, such as psychological, social, physical, recreational and spiritual needs
- Recognising and valuing patients as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the patients respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
- Encouraging and empowering patients to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the cooperation of friends / relatives / carers, following recovery principles and approaches.
- Maintaining timely and accurate patient electronic records in line with Trust Policy, procedure and protocols. Use and complete care plans, pathway documents and Information System progress notes appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Subject to the requirements of a particular service area and within the confines of the role, following trust policy and upon successful completion of an approved programme of study and competency assessment signed by ward manager for the clinical area, the post-holder will administer routine medications.
- Undertaking, assisting and interpreting physical health care assessment and/or on-going physical health monitoring / review of patients, recording any changes in the service users physical health and reporting these to a Registered Nurse, acting appropriately on the advice given. Promote healthy lifestyles and give health promotion advice and support.
- Contributing towards the on-going quality of service and care and to identify any risk issues in relation to the patients health and social care. Informing the Registered Nurse / team if there are any: -
- Changes in the patients physical or mental state
- Significant factors relevant to the patient
- Incidents related to the patient
- Understanding and contributing to the Trust risk assessment policy, including being aware of the need to follow all safeguarding procedures; being aware of the necessity to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults at all times when working with patients.
- Where appropriate contributing to psychological interventions under the supervision of a registered professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Nursing Associate to Nursing will deliver high quality compassionate care. They will be competent to carry out tasks without direct supervision and will have an awareness of when to ask for guidance. They will be supervised by a Registered Nurse.
The Nursing Associate / Associate Practitioner will have completed a set of competency assessments that supports their practice.
Following assessments of patients, supporting the management of care needs through:
- Initial data collection
- Monitoring of individual patient progress
- Feedback and discussion
- Providing interventions and treatment
- Devising a plan of care and interventions supervised by a Registered Nurse.
- Supporting the fundamentals of care physical, mental health and social.
- To be aware of, and assist in meeting, the holistic needs of all patients, such as psychological, social, physical, recreational and spiritual needs
- Recognising and valuing patients as individuals, acknowledging the importance of maintaining the patients respect and dignity at all times and ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity.
- Encouraging and empowering patients to have an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the cooperation of friends / relatives / carers, following recovery principles and approaches.
- Maintaining timely and accurate patient electronic records in line with Trust Policy, procedure and protocols. Use and complete care plans, pathway documents and Information System progress notes appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Subject to the requirements of a particular service area and within the confines of the role, following trust policy and upon successful completion of an approved programme of study and competency assessment signed by ward manager for the clinical area, the post-holder will administer routine medications.
- Undertaking, assisting and interpreting physical health care assessment and/or on-going physical health monitoring / review of patients, recording any changes in the service users physical health and reporting these to a Registered Nurse, acting appropriately on the advice given. Promote healthy lifestyles and give health promotion advice and support.
- Contributing towards the on-going quality of service and care and to identify any risk issues in relation to the patients health and social care. Informing the Registered Nurse / team if there are any: -
- Changes in the patients physical or mental state
- Significant factors relevant to the patient
- Incidents related to the patient
- Understanding and contributing to the Trust risk assessment policy, including being aware of the need to follow all safeguarding procedures; being aware of the necessity to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults at all times when working with patients.
- Where appropriate contributing to psychological interventions under the supervision of a registered professional.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Foundation Degree - or studying towards or equivalent level of educational attainment
- Completion of Care Certificate and acquired competencies
- English and Mathematics basic qualifications (e.g. GCSE at Grade C or above , New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language or evidence of Level 2 in Functional skills for numeracy and literacy).
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience minimum 1 year and experience of engaging with service users / patients
- Knowledge of treatment options.
Desirable
- Experience in different clinical care settings
- Experience in supervision of staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, with supervision available but not always present, and acting on own initiative, within protocols, policies and care plans.
- Able to plan and co-ordinate and prioritise own and team work within a shift system.
- Communications skills - receiving and conveying sensitive information, with staff and with service users and able to keep accurate records. Knowing when to escalate concerns and to whom Credible in a multi-professional environment
- Ability to positively engage distressed individuals and de-escalate highly-aroused situations
- Highly resilient and able to respond to difficult interpersonal situations, which may, at times, be traumatic / distressing.
Desirable
- Training and experience in specialist skills such as ECG, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy
- Experience in facilitating groups
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Foundation Degree - or studying towards or equivalent level of educational attainment
- Completion of Care Certificate and acquired competencies
- English and Mathematics basic qualifications (e.g. GCSE at Grade C or above , New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language or evidence of Level 2 in Functional skills for numeracy and literacy).
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience minimum 1 year and experience of engaging with service users / patients
- Knowledge of treatment options.
Desirable
- Experience in different clinical care settings
- Experience in supervision of staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, with supervision available but not always present, and acting on own initiative, within protocols, policies and care plans.
- Able to plan and co-ordinate and prioritise own and team work within a shift system.
- Communications skills - receiving and conveying sensitive information, with staff and with service users and able to keep accurate records. Knowing when to escalate concerns and to whom Credible in a multi-professional environment
- Ability to positively engage distressed individuals and de-escalate highly-aroused situations
- Highly resilient and able to respond to difficult interpersonal situations, which may, at times, be traumatic / distressing.
Desirable
- Training and experience in specialist skills such as ECG, Vital Signs, Phlebotomy
- Experience in facilitating groups
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.
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).
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.
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).
