Thanet Community Mental Health Team is looking to recruit Mental Health Nurse to expand their multi-disciplinary team.

Job holders must be able to work competently in a challenging environment and be able to react to changing care demands whilst demonstrating the highest levels of care and empathy towards patients. This is across all aspects of the role in a flexible manner demonstrating the trust values.

Within this role, you will be expected to carry out comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with the patient and others through interaction, observation and measurement.You will need to work collaboratively with other disciplines, patients and their carers to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.This will be done with the aim to deliver and evaluate safe, competent patient centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.

Main duties of the job

To act as a Practice Assessor.To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.To adhere to KMPTs policies, procedures and guidelines.To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT Trust values.To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.Tooptimise health and wellbeing promoting self -care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate. To safely manage, administer medications and monitor their effects.To supervise a range of other staff and their activities as delegated.To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care medicines clinics, home visit depots.Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and risks using red board meetings daily or to team managersRecording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved KMPT systems.Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.

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 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To act as a Practice Assessor.To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.To adhere to KMPTs policies, procedures and guidelines.To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT Trust values.To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.Tooptimise health and wellbeing promoting self -care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate. To safely manage, administer medications and monitor their effects.To supervise a range of other staff and their activities as delegated.To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care medicines clinics, home visit depots.Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patients current behaviour and risks using red board meetings daily or to team managersRecording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved KMPT systems.Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.

Please see detailed job plans for registered mental health nurse.

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Knowledge and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care

Desirable

• Practice assessor qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at Band 5
• Evidence of post-qualifying continued learning

Desirable

• Experience working within the NHS

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Significant knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge and understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct
• A comprehensive understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
• To be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care
• To pass medication and physical health competencies
• Significant awareness of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and patient safety and patient experience.
• Effective organisational /planning and decision making skills.
• Good knowledge and practice of IT skills.

Desirable

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

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

The Beacon, Ramsgate

Manston Road

Ramsgate

CT12 6NT

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