Registered Nurse Associate

• You will be a Registered Nursing Associate working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.
• As a Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate within the team you will be regularly supported and supervised by a senior nurse and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.
• You will be required to undertake the administration of depot medications; however, these will not include medications deemed as high risk. You will also monitor for side effects and efficacy of other medications, including cognitive enhancers, and provide titration advice.
• You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.
• You will provide support to the nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.
• You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• You will be required to offer clinical leadership to Health Care Support Workers.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

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Essential: - Nursing Associate Foundation Degree; - On-going registration with the NMC.; - Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice.

Essential: - Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.; - Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Essential: - Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.