Registered Nursing Associate

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 November 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a registered nursing associate within the Community Mental Health Team at Duddon House, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9AZ

We are looking for an RNA with a desire to work with people with severe and enduring mental health needs. This is a demanding role in a busy service and ideally, you will have current or previous experience of working within a mental health setting.

You will have a collaborative and enthusiastic approach as well as passion and commitment in developing and promoting recovery based approaches for adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.

For more information please contact us using the details provided.

Main duties of the job

You will work as a Keyworker within the multidisciplinary team and manage a caseload of service users with a range of complex needs. You will develop care plans and deliver evidence based interventions and treatments to patients, alongside managing risks in the community.

Part of your role will require you to undertake the role of team duty worker. This role involves managing unplanned patient work within the team, responding to escalation of risk/crisis situations and may also include the triaging of new referrals.

You will benefit from encouragement to continue to develop your own specialist knowledge and competence. Your development will be guided using clinical supervision, management supervision, team/peer support, internal and external training opportunities and the Trust's appraisal process.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

18 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-BAY636-EB-D

Job locations

Duddon House

Barrow in Furness

LA13 9AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
On-going registration with the NMC
Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health

Experience

Essential

Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
Working experience within acute Mental Health Services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
On-going registration with the NMC
Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health

Experience

Essential

Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
Working experience within acute Mental Health Services

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.