Nursing Associate inWeymouth inWeymouth PUBLISHED
WED 16 OCT 2024
The position requires recent experience in a mental health setting, a valid driving license for home visits, and a commitment to engaging and supporting service users. The work schedule is Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, totaling 37.5 hours per week. The Trust emphasises professional development, offering management support and opportunities for skill advancement, including conversion programs and additional learning. Candidates are encouraged to reflect their qualifications in their application.
Assertive Outreach Westhave a great opportunity become available for a full-time permanent position.We are seeking a registered Nursing Associate Mental Health Practitioner to fulfil this role.
The post is an exciting opportunity to broaden skills within the Community expanding current knowledge and competence working with clients who have a severe and enduring mental illness. We as a team encourage social inclusion and working with the client to live the best life that they can.
We look forward to a motivated candidate joining our well-established team in meeting the needs of our service users.
You will work as part of an established integrated multi-disciplinary team made up of Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurse therapist Mental Health Nurses, Support Time Recovery Workers, Occupational Therapists.
The Assertive outreach Weymouth team covers pan Dorset County, with the exception of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.
You will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car as you will be required to assess and monitor patients in their own homes.
Assertive Outreach is a Monday to Friday service. This post is for 37.5hrs per week, working Monday to Friday, 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs
The primary role responsibility would be to be the support the registered staff, and to hold a small low-risk caseload of patients with whom you'll provide person centred targeted support to assist in aiding their holistic recovery. To act as role model for Junior staff and MH support workers. There are opportunities for you to advance you own clinical assessment skills whilst risk assessment will remain at the forefront of everything you do. Alongside this there will be completion of regular clinics i.e. depot, Olanzapine, and physical health. You should have recent experience of working in a mental health environment and will need to be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery in your work with service users.
It goes without saying that you are reliable, committed and motivated with excellent communication, organisational skills with the ability to prioritise. In return we are ready to offer you comprehensive structured management supervision, management you can approach any time and peer support which is second to none. In addition to this we are also happy to support you in advancing your own skill set using additional learning opportunities such and conversion RMN, NMP, ACP and psychological therapies.
The post is for 37.5 hrs covering Monday to Friday, 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs.
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For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
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