The Nurse Associate role is not the same as a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker role and applications that are tailored towards a HCA role will be automatically rejected.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Specialist Community Forensic Team for a highly motivated and flexible Nurse Associate to join our team.
The team offers intensive community forensic mental health support for service users with a forensic history with complex mental health needs from the Essex area who have been cared for within medium and low secure mental health units, primarily in Essex. We are a multi-disciplinary community team with our base at 2 Heath Close, Billericay. We work with service users across Essex to support them towards discharge from inpatient secure services where we continue to support their recovery once they are living in the community. Our ethos is to encourage meaningful engagement with service users, improve access to support and promote social inclusion.
Responsibilities
The post holder has the responsibility of providing and enhancing services for individuals in secure settings pre, during and post discharge to support timely transitions to community settings. The role will be embedded within a Multi-disciplinary team with a specific focus of expediting the safe, smooth discharge of service users specifically within Brockfield House and other secure services to a range of appropriate community placements. The post holder would be required to attend regular inpatient reviews to monitor the progress of service users and to ensure that any potential delay to discharge is addressed at the earliest opportunity. The team will support clients across Essex.
The post holder is also expected to contribute and support the day to day operational management of the SCFT. The post holder will support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing. The post holder will be expected to administer depot medication following completion of formal training and medication competency test as per policy. The post holder will be expected to undertake therapeutic observation as per policy and undertake required physical observations including blood pressure, temperature, respirations, blood sugars, ECGs, urinalysis, weight and height in accordance with NEWS2 monitoring and report exceptions appropriately. The post holder will also be expected to undertake clinical tasks including vital sign observations, venepuncture and ECGs.
Qualifications
The successful candidates will have experience of working directly with individuals with a forensic history, both in the community and as inpatients. They will be committed to offering flexible and person-centred services in order to meet the risks and needs of our service users. They will have confidence in managing complex and sometimes challenging situations that may arise within the course of our work, and will be excellent communicators.
Valuing you
* Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
* Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
* If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
* We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
* Excellent pension up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
* Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
* Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
* Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
* Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
For detailed list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026.
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