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All references should be directed through the Employers HR Department wherever possible to comply with NHS Check Standards. Please ensure that a HR address/email is provided for each referee named. Job overview This is an opportunity for a Trainee Nursing Associate Apprenticeship role within various Teams.Our apprenticeship scheme is run in partnership with a leading provider to ensure you are fully supported through a high-quality training programme. The apprenticeship will provide you with valuable experience and offer a strong foundation for future careers. The post will become a permanent position after you have successfully completed the apprenticeship programme.Whilst completing your apprenticeship programme you will be a band 3. On successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will progress to band 4 as a Nursing Associate. We recruit people based on their values and believe that their lived experience is an advantage. We seek out potential, not perfection, and this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy, and valued.Putting your principles, passions, and behaviours at the centre of our recruitment. Main duties of the job The Nursing Associate apprenticeship role sits alongside our existing nursing care support workers, registered nurses, Allied Health Professionals and medical colleagues to deliver hands-on care for service users. Whilst a role in its own right, once qualified, the nursing associate role is a gateway to becoming a registered Nurse via an additional apprenticeship.You must have the following qualifications before applying and will not be shortlisted if you do not evidence these in your application:A health related NVQ or equivalent at minimum level 2 AND level 2 functional skills (Maths & English).During the programme you will be employed as a Band 3 within a clinical team. Dependant on where the training posts are, will depend on your place of work. It is not guaranteed you will remain in your current area. On successful completion of the foundation degree and End Point Assessment you will then be considered for a Band 4 qualified Nursing Associate post within our Trust. The nursing associate programme is a full time apprenticeship and you must be prepared to be contracted to work 37.5 hours per week. We welcome applications for those who already work bank shifts within our organisation but who must be willing to shift onto contracted hours of 30 – 37.5 hours a week in a permanent role. Working for our organisation The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research, and development.There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.Attached to this advert are supporting documents. The Recruitment Profile includes guidance on making a good application, an outline of our benefits and the Job Description and Person Specification.You must have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years and have right to work for the duration of the apprenticeship. In line with UK Government, Apprenticeship funding rules. You must not hold the same level of qualification (or above) in the same pathway or subject. We are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK for any apprenticeship role. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Deliver high quality, compassionate care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (or other registered care professional dependent on setting) with a focus on promoting health and independence.Have proficient attitudes and behaviours compatible with NHS Values Work as part of a designated clinical and care team delivering care that focuses on the direct needs of the individual.Carry out specific delegated clinical and care tasks and responsibilities to a high standard and competency, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or other registered care professionals dependent on setting.Work with a mentor to take responsibility for developing own clinical competence, leadership and reflective practice skills within the workplace, while on placements and through attending the Nursing Associate Training Programme.Provide feedback to assist in the evaluation of the Nursing Associate Apprenticeship programme.Develop by the end of the Nursing Associate Training Programme the ability to work without direct supervision, at times delivering care independently in line with the individual’s defined plan of care, within agreed parameters.The programme is structured so that you will experience a wide variety of clinical placements across the breadth of health and social care sectors in different organisations with the aim of giving you the widest exposure to healthcare. Throughout the 2 year programme there is 18 weeks of ‘spoke’ placements you will be required to do. These are often in blocks of 4 weeks and spread out over the 2 years.50% of the course is academic learning. You will be expected to attend study days or weeks dependant on which University you are allocated to study at. You will also be expected to undertake ‘Protected Learning Time’ in the team which you will be based in and therefore meet the total learning hours required to complete the Foundation Degree. On successful completion you will register with the Nursing Midwifery Council.It is Trust policy that if an existing employee chooses to apply for an apprenticeship vacancy, they will be paid at the apprentice wage, regardless of previous salary or banding. Requests for variation from this would be considered by the Trust’s Vacancy Management Panel. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria L2 NVQ in health-related studiesL2 Maths and English Experience Essential criteria Experience of delivering care in a MH or LD setting Values Essential criteria Has the applicant displayed or described a way in which they meet 1 of the 3 Trust values; Caring, Simple, Integrity?Has the applicant evidenced lived experience, caring or volunteering experience within the supporting statement?
