Associate Nurse Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,944 - £34,937 per annum Inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E2 6BF |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7245343/363-TH7245343 |
Summary
To administer depot injections to service users in line with medication administration
guidelines, Trust policy and professional standards and guidelines
To provide, supervise, and monitor care and treatment to an identified group of patients
under the direction of Registered Nurse.
Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence-based practice, ensuring
that it supports and reflects the service user's individual needs, Trust objectives, and
professional guidance.
Contribute to the development of high quality evidence based in-patient services in a
changing health care environment.
Contribute towards ensuring that the NMHT functions as an integral part of the
Directorate’s services.
Effective communication with all relevant personnel, both internal and external to the Trust.
To practice within professional guidelines and promote professional practice in clinical
area.
To ensure continuous personal development through the utilisation of regular supervision,
annual appraisal and training, where appropriate.
• Ensuring that a service user centered multi-disciplinary approach to care is present
• Administer depot injections in line with medicine management guidelines and policies
• Assess, plan, implement and monitor care in keeping with evidence-based practice.
• Ensure timely referrals to a registered nurse when any actions, care or treatment is required.
• To take an active role in direct service user care and role model to junior staff.
• To provide guidance to junior staff relevant to clinical speciality
• Ensuring that a high standard of practice is maintained in relation to the detention of mentally ill clients under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Ensuring that least restrictive practices are promoted within individual care.
• Ensuring that care reflects individual and cultural needs, taking into account any reasonable adjustments that may be required
• Ensure that the service provides holistic care that incorporates excellence in physical, mental health care management and general wellbeing.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The detailed job description and responsibilities of the nurse associate practitioner, working as part of a multidisciplinary team, include providing mental health care and support. The associate nurse practitioner will be required to administer the depot medication and monitor side effects.
This advert closes on Friday 20 Jun 2025