Registered Nursing Associate

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 1x Registered Nursing Associates to work within the Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team.

We are an fast-paced, exciting service within the Urgent Care Pathway in LPT. We work closely with the rest of the pathway and wider mental health services. We aim to treat those who would otherwise normally require hospital admission for a an acute psychiatric crisis. Support is provided to whole of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland across a 24/7 roster.

We recognise the importance of holistic care, and the role Nursing Associates can provide with their cross-discipline training.

We provide regular supervisions and training sessions to our staff to ensure support and development is in place.

In addition, we offer a generous pension contribution, holiday allowance starting at 27 days, free onsite parking and additional benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nursing Associate, you will contribute towards the ongoing assessments and treatment of the team caseload. This includes monitoring changes in mental state and risks.

You will work as part of a wider MDT, where you will escalate care accordingly. You will also provide support to our unregistered clinicians in the team.

You will be expected to provide low-level psychological interventions, such as anxiety management and sleep hygiene.

Treatment is provided in multiple locations, including patient homes, healthcare settings, as well as telephone support. So access to a car is a vital aspect of the role (public transport is not suitable).

We provide various training opportunities, including but not limited to, Decider Skills, Venepuncture Training, ECG Training, Risk Assessment and much more.

You are expected to work in line with the NMC Code, as well as trust standards.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

002843

Job locations

Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital,

Groby Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 9EJ

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE3 9EJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

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Qualifications

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Experience

Essential

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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.