Community Mental Health Nurse - Mental Health Together
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
In Kent and Medway, the community mental health transformation has created a new service model called Mental Health Together. It is a multi-agency offer, which means bringing all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together. This ensures that people get the right care, without having to navigate service boundaries and without repeatedly telling their story.
Mental Health Together will add new roles, as part of a new joined-up model of care which bridges the gap that currently exists between primary (i.e. GPs) and community mental health (i.e. KMPT). It will treat people with complex mental health needs by:
* Providing someone with support in a person-centred, holistic way
* Removing barriers to access, and thresholds across services working together
* Involving service users and carers as equal partners in their care
* Building in involvement and co-production at all levels of service design delivery
* Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care.
NHS experience is not essential, so please do apply if you feel your skills and experience align to our requirements.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurse who has a strong sense of initiative. You will be responsible for assessing our patients using Dialog+ and Trusted Assessments along with supporting our group-based interventions.
A Community Mental Health Nurse is a key staff member within the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess and plan (using Trusted Assessment and Dialog+) alongside the needs of the service user, liaise with our Clinical Pathway Leads following assessment, deliver group-based interventions, influence and drive change, 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 / Clinical Service Manager.
Effective communication skills and self-governance are required. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of high-level interventions & community assessment skills. Existing qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Job responsibilities
Experience
* Registered on NMC
* Two-year experience at Band 5 or above in hospital or community healthcare
* Evidence of continued professional development, appropriate to the role
Desirable criteria
* Post-registration certificate ENB 998. Possession of specialist nursing or other relevant higher academic or skills focused awards
* Post-registration Mentorship/Practice Assessor qualification
* Dialog+ trained
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Good IT skills
* Good understanding of the principles of the Recovery Approach
Desirable criteria
* Excellent IT skills
* Understanding of interagency skills
* Previous experience in the field of work
* Trained in Dialog+
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
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