Mental Health Support Worker/Trainee Nursing Associate Holsworthy, England
Job description
Mental Health Support Worker/Trainee Nursing Associate – Devon/Cornwall
Within our PCN we have 5 GP practices who have joined together to form the Coast & Country PCN. The group includes Bradworthy, Holsworthy, and Hatherleigh practices in Devon with Stratton and Neetside in Cornwall.
Our surgery teams work closely together, enjoying the ability to share expertise and resources and to develop their services. Our vision is to continue to improve the quality of care that we provide in alignment with the need of our patient population.
We are able to build on the services already offered by primary care services and offer proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Clinicians describe this as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively providing care for the people and communities they serve.
This role will be joining our Mental Health Support team, working as a Mental Health Support Worker with the potential to become qualified as a Nursing Associate after a successful probation and demonstration of ability and commitment to pursue this level of study.
You will be working under the daily supervision of Mental Health Practitioners, as part of the multi-disciplinary team, supporting the delivery of care for people with a range of mental health presentations in both a clinical and administrative capacity. This will involve some face-to-face contact and intervention as part of any relevant care plans without the direct supervision of a mental health practitioner. The mental health practitioners within the PCN are required to carry the responsibility for decision making and direction.
To apply for this position please send a CV and a detailed cover letter that explains how you meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification below and whether you would like to be considered for the opportunity to train as a Nursing Associate.
- Knowledge of Record Keeping
- Continual assessment of patients
- Effective Communication Skills
- Ability to contribute to the process of and the delivery of high standards of care
- Awareness of personal safety
- To undertake baseline physical observations
- Confidentiality
- De-escalation skills
- Motivated
- Empathetic
- Reliable
- Confidence in dealing with patients
- Ability to work in stressful conditions
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to document interventions accurately, in a timely fashion
- Ability to report back to qualified staff on patients presentation
- A minimum of one years’ experience of working in a Mental Health setting
- Working as part of a team
- Experience of working without direct supervision
Our benefits include:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Access to NHS Pension Scheme
- Company sick pay from 6 months
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From £20,330.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
All staff are required to wear masks whilst at work and test twice weekly. All patients are asked to wear masks when in the practices.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Holsworthy, EX22 6GH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you have an NVQ3 in Healthcare
- Do you have a minimum GCSE grade A-C in English and Maths?
Experience:
- working in a mental health setting: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 10/04/2023
