Nursing Associate in Community Mental Health - Garston, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Garston, United Kingdom

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Are you a Nursing Associate with a passion for delivering outstanding care that brings the 6 Cs (care, compassion, commitment, courage, communication and competence) to life? If so, we want to hear from you.


We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an Associate Nurse to work within the Moss House Community Mental Health Team, to support the mental and physical health needs of people experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.

Shortlisting planned for 06th February 2023

Interviews planned for 14th February 2023


You will be an effective communicator and listener with a compassionate nature and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care, every time.


  • An Associate Nurse
  • Compassionate and competent
  • Willing to learn
  • Flexible in their approach
  • Committed to improving Quality of Care delivery
  • Able to prioritise your workload
  • A strong communicator and listener


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.


At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.


Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual and their family.


Holistically support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing, promoting health and preventing ill health.


Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the ongoing assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care.


To recognise changes in a patients' condition which require the intervention of others and understand when to refer to the supervising registered nurse and other senior colleagues for reassessment of patient care.


To work in collaboration with others to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients with the aim of avoiding readmission.


To perform procedures as detailed within the NMC Standards for proficiency for Nurse Associate to meet the nursing needs of the patients in their care.

To ensure that high standards of nursing care are delivered and maintained.

To act and raise concerns when standards are not being maintained following local policy and procedures.


To act as an advocate for the patient and the family, including promoting and protecting their interests, privacy and rights, equality and inclusion.

To be involved in Trust Initiatives to improve patient safety and care.


Have demonstrated the proficiency to administer medications and undertake annual medicines management training, highlighting as appropriate any areas for personal development.

To be aware of and adhere to Trust Policies relating to the control and administration of medication.


To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and to act when standards are not being maintained.

To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of the Trust.

To be flexible to work within areas or departments to meet the demands of changing service needs.

Recognise and work within the limits of their competence highlighting as appropriate any areas for personal development.


MANAGERIAL


To communicate with the team leader/nurse in charge and collect data in order to participate in the smooth running and organisation of the department.

To support junior and senior colleagues in their roles and be resilient to manage change.


To support the team leader/nurse in charge in risk assessment and minimisation, ensuring incidents and near misses are reported appropriately.

To manage verbal complaints, inform team leader/nurse in charge and refer on when unable to resolve.

To participate in the investigation of incidents/complaints as required.

To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written in every context/setting.


To recognise, prevent where possible, and manage areas of conflict, reporting to team leader /nurse in charge if unable to resolve.

To participate in staff meetings regularly.

To provide support and supervision to health care support workers to promote their learning and development within role.

To receive delegated duties from the supervising Registere
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