Main area: Forensic Grade Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (rotational, shift work, night shifts)
Job ref: 380-FR0532
Site: Tarentfort Centre, Dartford Town
Salary: £31,469 - £38,308 per annum (inclusive of high cost area supplement)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/01/2025 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.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job overview
The Tarentfort Centre is a 20 bedded rehabilitation inpatient unit catering for men from the age of 18. It comprises of two clinical areas: an acute and sub-acute learning disability forensic.
We specialise in the assessment and treatment of men with a learning disability whose offending behaviour and complex mental health needs require care in a low secure setting.
The ward consists of a multi-disciplinary team of health care assistants, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, doctors and consultants.
Main duties of the job
The role is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:
* Carry out comprehensive nursing assessments and be responsible for producing individualised nursing care plans for named patients.
* Coordinate and implement the nursing care plan for individual patients and inform the multi-disciplinary team of progress in the treatment process.
* Provide leadership to the healthcare worker using supervision and IPR and to work under the guidance and management of the Clinical Manager.
The ideal candidate for the role will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) with strong interpersonal skills and good communication both verbal and written. You will be committed to working with people with severe mental health problems in a secure environment.
Knowledge of forensic services and a full driving licence are desirable.
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.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
We also welcome applications from nurses who are interested in returning to Mental Health Nursing. You will commence the role on the band 3 pay scale while we provide you with a full 6 months training programme. On successful completion of your training you will be promoted to band 5 as a fully qualified nurse. Please state Return to Nursing within your application under Professional Qualifications. The New Hire Bonus will not apply to Return to Nursing applications.
Person specification
Experience
* Previous experience in Mental health/ Learning Disabilities settings
* Previous experience of working within the NHS
Qualification
* Qualified Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disabilities Nurse
* Qualified Practice Assessor or working towards
* Evidence of post qualification practice
* Training relevant to role
Skills
* Good knowledge and practice of IT skills
* Effective organisational/planning and decision making skills.
* Basic understanding in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care
* Basic leadership skills and supervising others
Your employer pays 23.7% 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!
Probation Period
New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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