Nursing Associate inHaywards Heath inHaywards Heath PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
The successful candidate will work as part of a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the care of individuals primarily diagnosed with psychosis. The team comprises various professionals, including nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists, and employs a collaborative approach to risk management and patient support. The role is full-time, with a commitment of 37.5 hours per week, and encourages a creative and flexible work environment.
Are you a Registered Nursing Associate with training in Venepuncture and experience of physical health checks, with a motivation to work in mental health?
Would you thrive in a role where you work with a complex caseload?
If so, our Band 4 Physical Healthcare Worker role in our Neighbourhood Mental Health Team may be the role for you!
Mid Sussex ATS are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled Nursing Associate with experience in venepuncture. It will be your responsibility to coordinate and undertake physical health assessments for our Client Group with support from band 6 staff and medical staff. This will involve visiting and carrying out assessments in the community for hard to engage patients (with another member of staff). This post is for 37.5 hours per week. Your role may also involve other tasks around supporting and building relationships with patients, depending on your experience.
We are a well-staffed multi-disciplinary team made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Psychologist, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, Peer Support Worker and a Pharmacy Technician. We operate as a team within a creative and flexible approach and provide shared responsibility of risk management to support our service users who have a primary diagnosis of psychosis. We run groups for service users and has a biopsychosocial approach to support.
Your role will involve supporting Lead Practitioners with their complex caseload, primarily around physical health checks. Your role may, at times, also involve undertaking duty tasks including supporting patients in crisis, with medication related matters and practical support to service users by building up long term relationships with them.
About us
Please see the attached Job Description for the full details on the role. See below for further contact details;
Lilibet Hill
Team Leader
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