Duty Nurse Band 6

Job summary By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas Main duties of the job Foster recovery through empowerment of service users and carers by involving the service user and carer in the planning of their care establishing and maintaining consistent supportive relationships, which encourage increased self-determination and responsibility for service users and their care.Offer a range of evidence based interventions and risk management approaches enabling the service user and carers to reduce and manage symptoms and high-risk behaviour.Be proactive, innovative and creative in delivering care, enabling the facilitation of service users recovery.Engage service users and carers in relapse prevention and crisis/contingency plans, providing interventions that maximizes the service users ability to resolve crisis and prevents hospitalization.Facilitate early discharge from both inpatients and the CRHT Team by providing regular, formal reviews.Deliver a flexible and responsive service through practice that is dictated by service users/carers needs.
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Job description Job responsibilities Job Title: Duty Nurse Band 6Trust: - Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership TrustLocation: Britton HousePay Rates: Day £ per hourSat/Nights £ per hourSun/Bank Hols £ per hourContract length: On going full timeShift Patterns: 9am 5pm, Monday FridayAbout the Trust Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), rated Good in their most recent CQC report (with care and some services rated as Outstanding), provides mental health, learning disability and specialist services across the county.
Nestled in the Garden of England with easy access to London, KMPT operates across 33 locations, where a mix of rural, coastal and urban housing is available within Kent.Why might this job interest you?Being a Duty Nurse in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics.
It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management.
The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.What you can add:Foster recovery through empowerment of service users and carers by involving the service user and carer in the planning of their care establishing and maintaining consistent supportive relationships, which encourage increased self-determination and responsibility for service users and their care.Offer a range of evidence based interventions and risk management approaches enabling the service user and carers to reduce and manage symptoms and high-risk behaviour.Be proactive, innovative and creative in delivering care, enabling the facilitation of service users recovery.Engage service users and carers in relapse prevention and crisis/contingency plans, providing interventions that maximizes the service users ability to resolve crisis and prevents hospitalization.Facilitate early discharge from both inpatients and the CRHT Team by providing regular, formal reviews.Deliver a flexible and responsive service through practice that is dictated by service users/carers needs.Work collaboratively and effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with other agencies.Deliver high quality care and provide solutions to service users with severe and enduring mental health problems.Provide care within the Recovery Model of practice maintaining service users within their own environment in the community.Act as an educator for service users and carers.
Advise on issues of mental health so as to generate a positive approach to health and strengthen the service users capacity to manage illness, symptoms and crisis.Provide Care Coordination to a defined caseload of service users.Respond swiftly to crisis, providing interventions to prevent admission or re-admission.Work closely with carers.Recognize racial, cultural, sexual preference and linguistic differences.Ensure that record keeping/documentation reflects needs.Maximize the use of resources within the team and available in the community.To be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care, using evidence based tools and models of care.Work within the MDT framework according to code of practice, for delivery of optimum care.Ensure that care plans are reviewed and updated to take into account of the most recent information regarding service users needs.
It should reflect the views of the service users and carers.Undertake risk assessment/management for service users on the caseload and to disseminate the information to their team members and professionals involved.Ensure activity/contact is entered promptly on RiO, confirming to the Trust and Social Care data quality requirement.Provide care plans in accordance with National Guidelines.The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.What youll need as qualification/experience:Registered Mental Health NurseMELPS (Mentoring and Enabling in a clinical setting)ENB 998 or equivalent teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification.Minimum of 2 years post registration experiencePrevious experience of working in a community teamCrisis ResolutionClinical assessment of physical, psychological and social careOffering support to carers/families in relation to distressing circumstancesExperience of Forensic casesRecovery ModelSocial InclusionWorking knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983, Care Act 2014Care Programmed ApproachRisk AssessmentMDT frameworkWorking in collaboration with other agenciesAn awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities.
*Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.The benefits we can offer you in return:Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.Blue Light Card NHS Discount ProviderFirst choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.Who are NHS Professionals?NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work.
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Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.Apply TodayBy joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
Person Specification Experience Essential A minimum of 6 months paid experience as Duty Nurse in a Acute Hospital environment within the last 3 years NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices Desirable Restraint and ILS Training completed within the last 12 months (desirable)