A Vacancy at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
At Littlebrook Hospital, Dartford, we are looking for an experienced Physical Health Nurse ( RGN) to join our team.
You will work collaboratively with the ward management team alongside clinical staff to support delivery of effective, high quality and safe patient centred physical healthcare. You will support the development and drive forward a physical health education programme to ensure that our staff are able to meet the physical health needs of our patients. You will also help ensure that physical health is viewed on par with mental health needs.
Would you like to be part of a service that is embracing the therapeutic day? Are you someone who has a passion for working with adults with acute mental illness? Do you want to develop your knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure that we deliver high quality, person centred care at the right time and in the right place?
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
• 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 per year and a maximum payment of £2,121 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly)
- Have a strong desire to support us to develop this service in a rapidly changing climate
- Have an interest in supporting the physical health of people with acute mental illness having previous experience in this setting
- Be willing to work in a challenging/often demanding driven environment
- Be willing to engage in audit and evaluation
- Be part of a team wishing to always improve the user experience of mental health services
- Be able to support the management team in a leadership role
- Offer up-to-date training in physical health for all ward staff
- Liaise and build a working relationship within our local acute Trust hospitals
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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
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.
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Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Mar 2025
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