Clinical Lead Nurse for Mental Health Together Plus
Job overview
Do you want to be part of something new and exciting, a person-centred mental health revolution?
Together, we're stronger. Join the multi-agency drive for better mental health care.
An exciting opportunity is now available to join the West Directorate of Kent & Medway NHS trust, as one of our Clinical Lead Nurses for the new Mental Health Together Plus service. This is a great time to join the service as it is a time of ongoing transformation of community mental health services.
What is Mental Health Together?
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.
Mental Health Together will add new roles as part of a new joined-up model of care that bridges the gap between primary (i.e. GPs) and community mental health (i.e. KMPT). It will treat people with complex mental health needs by:
1. Providing someone with support in a person-centred, holistic way
2. Removing barriers to access, and thresholds across services working together
3. Involving service users and carers as equal partners in their care
4. Building in involvement and co-production at all levels of service design delivery
5. Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care.
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent interpersonal skills that you'll use to support the team to provide the best possible care. You'll work alongside our existing Operational Team Leader and Lead Clinician, with specific clinical leadership responsibilities and support decision-making around complex cases as a key member of the multidisciplinary team.
You will provide clinical and professional supervision to all band 6 nurses in the team. A flexible and can-do attitude is essential.
A diverse post-qualification experience in mental health is required, as is at least 3 years post-qualifying experience, with at least one of these years having worked in a Band 6 role.
Working for our organisation
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 across the county.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered RMN
* Degree (L6) qualification
* Mentorship qualification/training
Experience
Essential criteria
* 3 years post qualification experience
* 1 year minimum Band 6 experience
* Diverse post-qualification experience
* Leadership experience within MDT
* Change management experience
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
Essential criteria
* Mental Health knowledge and expertise (adult / older adult)
* Knowledge of policies and procedures in NHS setting
* Relevant legislation knowledge
* Awareness of current treatments
* Leadership / management skills
* Good verbal and written communicator
* Ability to manage a caseload effectively
* Ability to provide professional guidance and leadership
* Able to uphold Trust values
* Professional credibility
KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 20.6% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Flexible working covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
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