Nursing Associate/Trainee Nursing Associate - Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom - Devon Partnership NHS Trust

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Trainee Nurse Associate - Apprenticeship
Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.
Are you looking to start an exciting andrewarding new career as a Nursing Associate?
Have you ever wanted to experience what itslike to live and work as a Nursing Associate, changing and improving the livesof people every day?
We are searching for aspiring apprenticeswho would like to develop a career within our mental health services.

Our NursingAssociate Programme offers you the chance to achieve a professionalqualification that forms part of the nursing family as a registeredpractitioner with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

This qualification alsoforms part of our career pathway to train to become a Registered Mental Healthor Learning Disability Nurse, to enable you to build a career in one of theUKs most progressive Trusts.

In partnership with Plymouth University, you will join us as aTrainee Nursing Associate and over two years will undertake the NMC approvedFoundation Degree that leads to the professional qualification.

The Nursing Associatewill work as part of the team, delivering evidence based health and social carethat focuses on the holistic needs of service users.

Mandatory attendance at a virtual briefing session, delivered bythe Trust and University of Plymouth on 29th or 30th April 2024 delivered via MS Teams

The academic programme has a start date of Sept 24 although we willaim to have apprentices in post within the Trust before this date.

We provide mental health & learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally.

We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing.

We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.

Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
English and Mathematics at GCSE grade C/4 or Functional or Key Skills at Level 2.
Evidence of recent study to level 3. Due to the current Government eligibility criteria for Government funded apprenticeship schemes, we are currently only able to accept applications from candidates over the age of 16 who have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years, and who are not already in any form of Government funded education
Describe how you anticipate balancing the demands of a role in the workplace alongside a student role.
Describe why you would like to qualify as a Trainee Nurse Associate
Previous experience working in a range of different health care settings, (statutory or voluntary).
Experience of working clients/patients with complex mental health problems.
Working in a mental health setting (statutory or voluntary).
Experience of working independently within defined procedures and care pathways.

This post requires the post holder to undertake and comply with the Trusts policies on manual handling and Breakaway/restraint core training if relevant to their clinical area of work.

Able to travel and work across the area covered by the trust as requested by Line Manager
Able to work changing shift patterns as required

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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