Main area: Forensics and Specialist Services Directorate
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shifts - days/nights)
Job ref: 380-FR0461-C
Site: Fant Oast
Town: Maidstone
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/11/2024 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offers a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Job overview
The Mental Health Nurse (RMN/RNLD) is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care, communicating findings, influencing change and promoting health and best practices, patient safety and experience.
The post holder will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, and operationally accountable to the Matron / Clinical Service Manager.
Main duties of the job
* Act as, or train to become, a Practice Assessor. Support student nurses' learning and development through assessment and feedback.
* Comply with NMC registration, revalidation, and Code of Conduct standards.
* Support the implementation of nursing strategies and adhere to KMPT policies and values.
* Identify, report, and respond to safeguarding concerns.
* Prioritize patient safety through safe practice, risk management, and incident reporting.
* Provide holistic care, including education, medication management, and support for patients and their carers.
* Supervise staff, manage workloads, and undertake specific clinical responsibilities as required.
Person specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
* RMN or RNLD.
* Qualified Practice Assessor (or working towards becoming a Practice Assessor if still in first year of registration)
* Evidence of training/further study/or prepared to within the addiction specialty
Experience
* Experience of Mental Health/Learning Disabilities settings and or working with people with Mental Health/Learning Disabilities conditions.
* Previous experience of working within the NHS.
* Experience of Psychotherapies, counselling, group facilitation or motivational interviewing
Knowledge and Skills
* Basic 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
* Basic understanding in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care
* To pass medication and physical health competencies
* A basic understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
* Basic 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.
* Basic leadership skills e.g. taking charge, delegation of duties, supervising others.
* To participate in Quality Improvement, Audits, Research, etc.
Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions.
Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
* Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.
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