Nursing Associate

Job summary

Exciting Opportunity Nursing Associate, Crisis Resolution Team

Were looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our Crisis Resolution Team in Worcestershire in a newly developed Nursing Associate role. This is an exciting opportunity to work in urgent mental health care, supporting individuals, families, and carers during times of crisis with compassionate, trauma-informed care.

As a Nursing Associate, youll:

Support the professional referral and urgent mental health helplines, providing clinical advice and developing care plans.

Assist individuals detained under Section 136 in our designated place of safety.

Deliver bespoke crisis interventions and support clinicians during assessments.

Contribute to the ongoing development of the role and the service.

This full-time role is based in Worcester, with travel across the county required. We offer varied shifts, regular training, career progression opportunities, and a supportive, reflective team culture prioritising staff wellbeing.

If youre interested, we welcome your application, or feel free to contact us for an informal chat or visit to meet the team.

Main duties of the job

Working for the Crisis Resolution Team means that no two days are the same. The service we provide is critical to those in a mental health crisis and helps enable specialist support from the onset. We promote a proactive and preventative approach when needed to ensure people are getting the right support from the right service.

You will provide support to band 3 crisis support workers answering calls, by giving advice and signposting as well as clinical triage.

You will provide both telephone and face-to-face care and support to people in a mental health crisis.

You will support the crisis clinicians in assessments and lead on bespoke crisis interventions when required including the development of individual crisis management plans.

You will support the management of complex cases and frequent flyers.

You will provide acute care to those detained under section 136.

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. 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 supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Elgar Unit

Newtown Hospital, Newtown Road

Worcester

WR5 1JG

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Elgar Unit

Newtown Hospital, Newtown Road

Worcester

WR5 1JG

Employer's website

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

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