Nurse Associate - Community Mental Health
This is an exciting new role within the Shaftesbury Adult Community Mental Health Team who are seeking a registered Nurse Associate to join this well established MDT and provide excellent care to residents within North Dorset area.
The role will be part of an integrated health and social care team providing care and recovery for patients who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
The role will offer interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting health, wellbeing, self-autonomy and independence.
The post holder will have a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care. They will work effectively as part of a team and provide support and guidance to less experienced staff and student learners within the clinical environment as needed.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
The nurse associate will work independently under the leadership of the registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.
The main responsibilities of this role include:
* Delivering planned care to a group of patients working within the standards of proficiency outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and in accordance with Trust policies and protocols
* Demonstrating the ability to work effectively as part of a team and provide support/guidance to less experienced staff/learners within the clinical environment as needed
* Managing a defined group of patients/service users under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse, using evidence based/client centred principles to undertake a range of delegated tasks independently
* Contributing to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/service user care
* Taking responsibility for planned/defined tasks as required
* Planning and undertaking clinical tasks guided by standard operating procedures and protocols
* Delegating work to support worker staff and learners, as required
* Supervising and line managing band 2/3 staff and undertaking the ongoing supervision of the routine work of others
* Taking responsibility for the training of others and may be required to deliver training
Dorset HealthCare is a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
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