Registered Nurse Associate

Site Kirkstone House Town Kendal Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (subject to confirmation) Salary period Yearly Closing 16/10/2026 23:59

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate
-Older Adult Community Mental health team South Lakes. 27.75 hours (0.74)

An interesting and varied vacancy has become available for a qualified Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate. The role will be in the Community Mental Health Team function within the wider Older Adult integrated Mental Health services.

The core responsibilities of the post will be to oversee and monitor your own caseload and support senior staff in delivering quality care and treatment programmes to patients with mental health challenges with a focus on supporting with monitoring physical health needs of patients. Supervision will be provided to support you in the role

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the role and, its development, and be driven to provide excellent mental health services to the local older adult population.

In addition to core professional skills, the post holder will also be expected to undertake a range of other generic clinical duties to support the team functions and be responsive to the needs of patients, their family and carers

• You will be a Registered Nursing Associate working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.
• As a Band 4 Registered Nursing Associate within the team you will be regularly supported and supervised by a senior nurse and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.
• You will be required to undertake the administration of depot medications; however, these will not include medications deemed as high risk. You will also monitor for side effects and efficacy of other medications, including cognitive enhancers, and provide titration advice.
• You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.
• You will provide support to the nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.
• You will exercise professional accountability and…