Nurse Associate
Job Description
Job summary
This post is a great development opportunity for a Band 4 Nursing Associate looking to gain experience and insight into working within the Community Mental Health. You may be currently working in other areas of nursing practice and this would be a good opportunity to develop your nursing skills in mental heath practice.
Main duties of the job
The Nursing Associate brings a variety of mental health and physical heath nursing skills to the team, working independently under the leadership of registered nurses, providing and delivering all aspects of the nursing care. As a Band 4 Nursing Associate, you will be supported to develop your nursing skills and participate in monitoring the physical health of clients receiving medication in our depot and clozapine clinics.
On starting your new position if required you will join the Preceptorship Action Learning Set and Acute Preceptorship programme. There will also be opportunities to develop your competencies and career which can include a pathway to become a registered nurse. We work closely with two Universities to offer this.
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
Working at KMPT (youtube.com)
Canterbury site tour (youtube.com)
Dartford site tour (youtube.com)
Jessica Delo - Clinical Associate Psychologist (youtube.com)
Job responsibilities
The Nursing Associate will have a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate works independently under the leadership of the registered nurses (Band 5 or above), working within the sphere of nursing and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a Nursing Associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct.
Please Job description for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified and registered as a Nursing Associate with the approval and registration to practice in England on the NMC register
Experience
Essential
- Pre-registration experience of NHS settings and/or working with people with complex health conditions
Desirable
- Some clinical experience of mental health conditions
- Experience in supporting junior staff
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act, NMC Code of Practice, and any relevant other legislation.
- To have knowledge of the Care Act and its implications for practice.
- To pass medication and physical health competencies
- To have a working understanding of mental health conditions appropriate to the setting.
- Computer literate.
- Able to demonstrate respect, openness and accountability.
- Be able to escalate identified issues when required and report back to the Nurse in Charge.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Albion Place
23-29 Albion Place
Maidstone
ME14 5TS
