Job overview

South Kent Coast Community Mental Health Team is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse in a development post, to work within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs that require intensive support.

You will 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.

Sarah's story: A career in community mental health nursing

Main duties of the job

• To act as a Practice Assessor.
  adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.
• To adhere to Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trusts policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To support and behave in a way that upholds Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trustvalues.
• To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
• To  optimise 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 redboard meetings daily or to  team managers
• Recording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust 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.

Working for our organisation

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. 

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. 

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. 

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together. 

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