Mental Health Nursing Associate - Surrey Prisons

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit 3 highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse Assiocates to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at HMP/YOI Bronzefield; HMP Coldingley & HMP Send.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week working model , to ensure our patient’s healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest of standards at all times.
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Why not see what our staff say about working within our award winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice
Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team & be accountable to the registered nurses they work with
Be accountable as professionals registered with the NMC & work to the Code for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates
Promote health & prevent ill health
Provide & monitor care
Work to improve safety & the quality of care
As a Nurse Associate you may be expected to practice any of the skills listed in the NMC; Standards of Proficiency skills annexes or be responsible for the care delivered to a number of service users but you will always be supervised by a registered nurse & receive support from the wider multi- disciplinary team. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together & in partnership with other teams & services to provide seamless care.
Values
As a Nurse Associate we expect you to show COMPASSION , contribute to a caring and kind environment & recognise that what you do & say helps can make the lives of others better.
We expect you to RESPECT everyone & acknowledge & welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others & continually try to provide information, resources & support to help others make their own decisions & meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP & behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners & users of our services are the people who generate & pay for our work.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
Monthly supervision
Annual personal development plans/appraisals
Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
Preceptorship Programme
Support and guidance with Revalidation
Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
Health and wellbeing services
Season ticket loans
Cycle to work scheme
Relocation package
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of a Nursing Associate in Central and North West London NHS Trust show how you can help the Trust deliver safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
You will work as part of a multi-professional team and will be expected to:
Be accountable for your practice to a registered nurse
Participate in regular supervision with that registered nurse
Supervise, help training and delegate to other members of the team e.g. Health Care Assistants
Participate in team meetings and help develop the team
Contributing to creating and maintaining a high performing team by:
communicating well with all members of the team
understanding how your role helps the team achieve its objective
understanding the roles of different team members and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
using supervision and team meetings to reflect on your own practice regularly
Develop skills in relation to coaching/teaching individuals/carers/other staff
Engage in reflective practice including management of self and reflection on own reactions, asking questions and reflecting on answers given

PROVIDE AND MONITOR CARE:

Nursing Associates have a set of skills which enables you to provide and monitor care across most health and social care settings. You will be expected to :
Develop understanding of all elements of the nursing process and be able to assist the registered nurse in the on-going assessment, planning, management and evaluation of care.
Assist in the delivery of complex care as prescribed by the registered nurse
Contribute to the assessment of care
Working with patients and registered nurses to develop and implement care plans within the scope of your competence
Providing skilled, evidence based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
Take responsibility for monitoring and evaluation of care
Ensure the privacy, dignity and safety of individuals is maintained at all times
Demonstrate the ability to recognise changing priorities seeking advice and guidance from the Registered Nurse or other registered care professionals as appropriate
Report back and share information with the registered nurses on the condition, behaviour, activity and responses of individuals
Recognise deterioration in patients and escalate concerns appropriately
Demonstrate good understanding of principles of consent and ensure valid consent is obtained prior to undertaking nursing and care procedures
Act as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team.
Referring to other teams or services as appropriate.
Develop a working knowledge of other providers’ resources and referral systems to ensure individual’s needs are met, within parameters of practice

THE TRAINEE WILL:

Undertake clinical tasks (when competent) including venepuncture and ECGs
Develop understanding of caring for individuals with particular conditions relevant to place of work
Accurately record nutritional and fluid intake.
Perform and record clinical observations
Support patients with all aspects of care including daily living and personal care
To support the ward team to provide physical health care
To identify and record physical health care needs within care plans under the direction of the RMN
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.
To administer medication following completion of medication competency test as per policy
To undertake therapeutic observation as per policy
To actively deliver groups (e.g. health promotion)
To actively engage patients on a daily basis
To act as an Associate Nurse
To attend and participate in ward rounds
To write relevant sections within nursing reports for tribunals under supervision from an RMN
To conduct audits as directed by the Mental Health Service Lead