Nursing Associate

An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a qualified Nurse associate to our Hereford City Neighborhood team. This role will focus on the delivery of population based mental health care for the community of Hereford. You will be working alongside multi-disciplinary teams of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN). If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss. The post is for 37.5 hours a week (Monday to Friday)., The main duties for a Nursing Associate within our team includes (but not limited to):

• Administering medication as prescribed, including depots and clozapine.
• Obtain requested routine bloods/investigations; have an understanding of normal and altered values, reporting adverse results. The predominant focus for bloods is Clozapine clinic.
• Provide and promote health education; support and encourage the patient to meet their own health and wellbeing needs.
• Implement and contribute care plans and risk assessments within the limits of own knowledge and competence.
• Assist and/or deliver groups to promote patient lifestyle and independence.
• Complete documentation accurately and contribute to reports of patients activity and progress
• Participate in discussions about patient care including MDTs and supervision.
• Maintain and develop skills through training and supervision.
• Liaise effectively and work collaboratively with colleagues both in the team and outside of the team.
  
  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. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. 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 staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage) Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes Health and wellbeing opportunities