Assistant Practitioner - Secure Services - MSU

+ Supporting the registered nurse in the running of a shift
+ To act as the named nurse for a patient on the ward and coordinate the care for them
+ Assess service users' needs in conjunction with a registered professional.
+ Able to work independently on own initiative to meet the needs of services users.
+ Liaise and refer with external organisations as required promoting partnership. working to ensure holistic care.
+ Ensure service users' needs are accurately reflected in health record documentation.
+ Assist service users and carers to access information and support., + Recognise the importance of service user and carer involvement in delivery of care.
+ Able to develop relationships and networks with internal and external agencies and services.
+ Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to a wide variety of professionals in a variety of methods.
+ Provide updates and reports as required related to service users' needs and care both written and verbal.
+ Work within Trust Policy in all matters related to communication of clinical risk, including the need for information sharing.
+ Clearly understand the issues surrounding confidentiality.
+ Act consistently with legislation, policies, procedures and other quality approaches and promotes the values of quality approaches to others.
+ Practice within the professional boundaries and code of practice for Assistant Practitioners.
+ Recognise own level of competency and act and seek support when limitations of knowledge or competency are identified.
+ Maintain practice through further study, research, clinical practice and personal development.
+ Work unsupervised and organise own workload and work in a manner which maintains and promotes quality.
+ Keep accurate records in accordance with Trust Policies.
+ Support day to day running of services including co-ordination of staff and daily tasks and training and mentoring of junior staff.
+ Provide leadership for junior staff including supervision; appraisal; and line management.
+ Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so.
+ Equality and Diversity.
+ Act in ways that support equality and value diversity.
+ Support, promote and value equality and diversity.
+ Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.
+ Participate in Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment.
For further details regarding this role, please see the attached job description and person specification., EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures - these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
Alternatively, if you have subscribed to the update service, we will be able to check your status once we have your authority to do so.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.

Secure services are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Practitioner with a keen interest in working within a female ward.
You will be based on Whitlingham Ward at Hellesdon Hospital.
This is a 7 day a week service 24 hours a day. It can be a challenging and demanding role that requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely alongside the MDT.
This is a unique opportunity for you to work alongside and under the supervision of a team of Registered Nurses/Professionals. In this role there is scope to develop your knowledge, skills and ability in all areas of clinical care.
Ideally, you will have experience of working within mental health services. You will be an excellent communicator, self-motivated and committed to delivering a high standard of care.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!

Benefits included with this role are:-
+ NHS pension
+ a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
+ Career progression
+ Starter annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
+ Staff physio service
+ NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. Interview dates are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days' notice.