Nursing Associate - Stafford, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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Stafford, United Kingdom

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Are you a qualified Nursing Associate looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.


Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Integrated Mental Health team based in Stafford at St Georges Hospital.


We are an award-winning Trust and have recently been ranked by HSJ awards as top in the Midlands for Mental Health, Learning and Development and Community Trusts as Best Place to work recommended by employees.

When you come to work with us, we will help you reach your full potential.

Not only that, we will actively seek opportunities to share the great things you are doing, with others locally, regionally, and nationally.


  • You will work under the supervision from a registered nurse or other registered professional to provide high quality care and treatment as a member of the multidisciplinary team informed by excellent communication, analysis of information, planning and organisational skills.
  • Be accountable for own actions or omissions ensuring mindfulness of the NMC Code of Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates.
  • Monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients/service users, families and carers and other health professionals.
  • Demonstrate good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act / Deprivation of Liberties and applies principles to everyday practice seeking advice / guidance from the Registered Nurse or registered care professional as required.
  • Support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting.
  • Demonstrate skills to maintain professional standards of record keeping.
  • Share ideas with colleagues to improve care and suggest areas for innovation.
  • Participate in audit activities being undertaken in area of practice or across the service.
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

  • Supporting your career development and progression.
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccination every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.


Job Details:

Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube


The overriding purpose of the role of Nursing Associate is to support the provision of the highest quality patient/client care through personal actions and continuous improvement.


As a Nursing Associate in the team, you will have a breadth of knowledge and skills providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings.

You will work independently under the leadership of registered nurses, providing nursing care and delivering all aspects of the nursing process.

This includes undertaking a full range of routine care and treatment tasks as directed by the registered nurse within the Integrated Mental Health Team with patients/ service users who are experiencing mental health related difficulties.

This will include observations and reporting on patients conditions.


The Integrated Mental Health teams work as part of a 'neighbourhood' offering place based provision of mental health services in partnership with other local organisations.

Clinicians within the IMHT will offer interventions and treatments which are concordant with NICE guidelines, and allocation within the team will be based on the needs of the service user, matching clinician skills to service user needs.

This role will be Monday-Friday, 9-5. As the role will require you to travel to service users homes for appointments, you
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