Nurse Associate

The Huntercombe Group ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,591 per annum

Overview

About The Role We are currently Nurse Associates to join our Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities PICU/Acute Service at The Huntercombe Hospital Roehampton, 4 miles from Richmond and 9 miles from central London. The successful applicant will either already be NMC registered or in the process of doing so. The Huntercombe Hospital Roehampton - London SW15 The hospital is a 39 bedded purpose-built psychiatric intensive care unit. The hospital provides a secure and safe, gender-specific environment for adults who have suffered an acute deterioration or relapse in their mental wellbeing. We specialise in providing intensive and bespoke, individualised treatment plans working collaboratively with patients and their families or carers and employ staff in a variety of different roles providing ongoing support, comprehensive training, learning and development opportunities The Huntercombe Group is one of the leading specialist care providers in the UK, providing treatment and care covering Mental Health services for young people (CAMHS) and adults, Brain Injury Rehabilitation, Learning Disabilities and Children Specialist Services. We have gained a reputation for innovation and creating the right treatment solutions for patients with particularly challenging and complex needs. Our philosophy is to ensure that every individual admitted to our services has the potential to enhance their prospects for a more fulfilling life. Are you seeking the opportunity to work for a leading private healthcare provider where you will be valued for your contribution? Are you keen to progress your career with ongoing CPD? If so, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for About You We are seeking to recruit passionate, driven, enthusiastic nurse associates to contribute to our successful services based in Northampton, Maidenhead, Bristol and Kent. Huntercombe have ambitious plans to develop our services, and this is an exciting time to join us as we move into 2020. Essential requirements:- • Understanding and assessing clinical risk; • Ability to utilise care plans to effectively deliver care pathways to patients; • Excellent oral and written communication skills; • Ability to work cohesively with clinical teams under the guidance of ward management team; • Ability to develop professional working relationships with challenging patient groups; • Experienced in working within multi disciplinary teams; • Compassionate approach in working with service users, friends, families/carers and professional approach in working with outside agencies; • You must be a registered Nursing Associate registered with the NMC - or in the process of registering. Successful candidates will ideally have experience in working within within a mental health/learning disabilities setting, and have a desire to work in a fast paced environment We are able to offer flexible working patterns - full time or part time including days/nights and weekends. In addition, you will have access to ongoing training and development, annual appraisals and clinical supervision. Please contact (The Recruitment Team) for further details/informal visits. About You Please take a look at our progressive and rewarding benefits package • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) • Maternity leave at 3 month’s full pay and 3 month’s half pay, (up to a max salary of £50k) • 2 week’s paid paternity leave • Shared parental leave, matching the maternity leave benefit • A thorough Induction Programme tailored to the hospital where you will be working • Clear pay structure, with competitive rates • Generous annual leave allowance • Sick pay of 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay • The opportunity to participate in a company contributory pension scheme with up to 3% matching contributions • Death in service benefit equivalent to 2 x salary • A range of staff discounts • On going Continuing Professional Development (CPD)