Registered Nursing Associate

As our new Nursing Associate, you would be welcomed into a safe and supportive multidisciplinary staff team that would empower and encourage you to be the best version of yourself for the benefit of those we care for. On a day-to-day basis, the role involves working with registered nurses and the wider multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with service needs and service-users' mental and physical health needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians. Working hours would involve shifts, including some nights, weekends and bank holidays., As a Nursing Associate on Inpatients, your responsibilities would include:

• Providing compassionate, safe and effective care and support to service-users to improve and maintain their mental, physical and behavioural health and wellbeing.
• Monitoring the condition and contributing to the ongoing assessment of the health needs of service-users on a continual basis in partnership with other professionals, families, and carers.
• Using knowledge and experience to make evidence-based decisions and solve problems.
• Communicating effectively with colleagues as an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Providing training and support to healthcare assistants and other staff as required.
  
  You must be a Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register and have at least a Level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice.
Previous experience of working in a care setting would be an advantage, as would an interest in mental health. Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question., The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills, as well as the ability to think quickly and act in a calm and sensible manner. They will also need an understanding of relational security and be prepared to model and promote the Trust's values at all times.,
• Previous experience of working within a health/care setting, Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to service development
• understand the roles of a range of professionals and carers from other organisations and settings who may be participating in the care of a person and their family
• understand responsibilities in relation to communication and collaboration., Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
• Educated to a minimum level 5 Foundation degree level specific to nursing associate practice
• GCSEs Grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
• QCF in Care/Health and Social Care Level 2/3 or equivalent experience, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional


• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement
• Self rostering
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Flexible working
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme