Band 4: £26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum
PERMANENT GOOD SALARY
HOLISTIC MENTAL HEALTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS
Opportunity to work in a dynamic 24/7 service that fosters resilience and adaptability.
Gain valuable experience in mental health services, enhancing clinical knowledge and skills.
Work closely alongside and learn from a diverse team of Registered Nurses and other professionals.
Ability to independently manage and coordinate patient care, promoting a sense of responsibility and leadership.
Engagement in multi-disciplinary teamwork, improving communication skills and collaborative practices.
Potential for career development through training and mentorship of junior staff.
Supportive environment that recognizes and values equality, diversity, and service user involvement in care.
The Assistant Practitioner role at Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust involves working on Drayton Ward, a secure services unit for male patients. This position requires an enthusiastic individual with a strong interest in mental health, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team. The assistant will support registered nurses in delivering high-quality care, act as a named nurse for certain patients, assess service users' needs, and maintain accurate health records. There is also an emphasis on fostering relationships with external organisations to ensure holistic care and promoting service user and carer involvement.
Candidates should have experience in mental health services, be self-motivated, and committed to professional development. Responsibilities include independent organisation of workload, training and mentoring junior staff, and adhering to Trust policies regarding confidentiality and clinical risk. The role also requires the ability to communicate complex information and actively participate in promoting equality and diversity within the workplace.
Candidates should have experience in mental health services, be self-motivated, and committed to professional development. Responsibilities include independent organisation of workload, training and mentoring junior staff, and adhering to Trust policies regarding confidentiality and clinical risk. The role also requires the ability to communicate complex information and actively participate in promoting equality and diversity within the workplace.
Opportunity to work in a dynamic 24/7 service that fosters resilience and adaptability.
Gain valuable experience in mental health services, enhancing clinical knowledge and skills.
Work closely alongside and learn from a diverse team of Registered Nurses and other professionals.
Ability to independently manage and coordinate patient care, promoting a sense of responsibility and leadership.
Engagement in multi-disciplinary teamwork, improving communication skills and collaborative practices.
Potential for career development through training and mentorship of junior staff.
Supportive environment that recognizes and values equality, diversity, and service user involvement in care.
Secure services are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Practitioner with a keen interest in working within a male ward.You will be based on Drayton Ward at Northside House.
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 withinmental health services. You will be an excellent communicator, self-motivated and committed to delivering a high standard of care.
- 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.
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- Able to work within multi-disciplinary team.
- 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.
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