Community Mental Health Nurse

1 month ago

Folkestone, United Kingdom Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

Job summary

The post holder will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse who will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. They will work across the South Kent Coast MHT+ locality - this includes Shepway, Dover and Deal. The post holder will support their peers and team leaders and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise Band 5 Nurses and pre-registered students and hold a practice assessor/practice facilitator qualification. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

1. Have a working knowledge of current appropriate legislations.

2. Be aware of and adhere to Trust procedures.

3. Contribute to setting own objectives through the Appraisal process, work towards achieving these in keeping with the Trust's business objectives.

4. Engage in regular clinical and professional supervision. 1-2-1 and reflective practice.

5. Adhere to and work within the guidelines of the NMC professional code of conduct.

6. Maintain registration of care profession and membership relevant to professional area; duties in relation to the relevant professional qualification will be required eg: the administration of medicines as stated within agreed policies and procedures.

7. Act as a positive clinical role model for colleagues.

8. Ensure that full regard is taken of the dignity, individuality and well-being of service users and carers.

9. Participate in depot and clozapine clinics.

10. To undertake phlebotomy procedures.

11. Be accountable for own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.

12. Advocate and promote self-advocacy for service users/carers.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential

Desirable

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Registered Mental health Nurse

Preceptorship qualification

Evidence of continuing professional development.

Experience

Minimum of 2 years post registration experience.

Experience of working within the NHS.

Knowledge and Skills

An awareness and knowledge base of severe and enduring mental health problems and the impact of these on physical health and wellbeing.

Working in collaboration with other agencies.

An understanding of Mental health legislation and frameworks.

Excellent knowledge of risk assessment and management of clients who present with SMI within MHT+. Mental health legislation and frameworks including NICE guidelines.

Good IT Skills

Good keyboard skills

Ability to prioritise key tasks and target intervention

Excellent verbal and written communication

Negotiating and motivational skills Problem solving/conflict resolution/mentoring and solution focussed knowledge and experience.

Good time management

To be aware and demonstrate the Trust values

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities.

An awareness and understanding of the Mental Health Transformation model

Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC Placement Assessor/Placement Facilitator qualification

Desirable

Post-Graduate Studies/qualifications

Experience

Essential

2 years post-graduate experince

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

An awareness and knowledge base of severe and enduring mental health problems and the impact of these on physical health and wellbeing. An understanding of Mental health legislation and frameworks. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Desirable

An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities An awareness and understanding of the Mental Health Transformation model Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation.

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