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Staff Nurse (RMN)

Employer
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Location
DARTFORD
Salary
£31,469 to £38,308 per annum
Closing date
25 Oct 2024
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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
We're looking for dynamic and motivated Band 5 RMN Nurse to Work in Acute Setting , Amberwood ward, at Little -Brook Hospital , Dartford

The Acute Services serves the community of Kent with assessment and treatment of adults of working age who are suffering from acute mental illnesses. This is a challenging yet rewarding environment and requires excellent organisation skills and the ability to use initiative. As well as working effectively within an experienced and knowledgeable nursing and medical team.

The Mental Health Nurse is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence change and promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience.

The Mental Health Nurse will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, and operationally accountable to the Matron / Ward Manager.

Main duties of the job

  • 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.
  • Work collaboratively with other disciplines, patients and their carers to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
  • To deliver and evaluate safe, competent patient centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.


About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of Enland 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

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RMN or equivalent
  • Completion of a preceptorship programme


Desirable

  • Evidence of post qualification personal and practice development


Experience

Essential

  • Pre-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
  • Experience of working within an acute mental health setting


Desirable

  • Some clinical experience of mental health problems


Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience in working with patients detained under the MHA 1983 (amended 2007)
  • Basic knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Consent to Treatment.
  • A basic understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
  • A basic understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
  • Effective organisational /planning and decision making skills.


Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Little Brook Hospital Greenacres

Bow Arrow Lane

DARTFORD

DA2 6PB

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380-AC0627

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