Job summary
The North East Kent Home Treatment Team is looking for a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join their team which provides a responsive assessment and home treatment service to those experiencing an acute mental health crisis in the community. You will be expected to work collaboratively with Service Users, Carers, and other professionals, offering home treatment interventions as an alternative to hospital admission across the areas of Canterbury, Coastal and Thanet.
(working across 24 hr shift patterns including early, late, and night shifts)
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).
Main duties of the job
Assessment and home treatment service to those experiencing an acute mental health crisis in the community.
To work as a member of the Home Treatment Team and Rapid Response team, providing intensive home treatment to patients and support for their families using evidence-based, profession-specific, and general mental health knowledge providing client-centered, recovery-orientated principles and practice for individuals, families, and carers referred to the Service.
You will be expected to work with the Rapid response team in order to carry out assessments; both emergency assessments and gatekeepings for patients, who require a 4-hour emergency response.
To work in accordance with the Trust and Home Treatment Team and Rapid Response Policies and Procedures and the Care Programme Approach
About us
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.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with relevant regulatory body. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable
- Completed or willing to carry out mentorship training.
- Evidence of further training relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- Experience within acute mental Health services.
- Experience of liaising with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to organisations
- To be able to work a 24hr shift pattern including day shifts, nights shifts and weekend shifts
Desirable
- Experience working with patients within a community mental health setting
- Experience working within Crisis Home Treatment Team
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health disorders
- Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Care programme approach, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Consent to Treatment.
- An understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
- Understanding of the impact of mental health crisis on lifestyle and function for clients, family and carers and common pharmacological and psychosocial treatments
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, especially in complex/challenging situations.
- Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interprofessional team.
- Full drivers license and ability to drive to different sites within a timely manner.
Desirable
- Knowledge of treatment.
- Leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with relevant regulatory body. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable
- Completed or willing to carry out mentorship training.
- Evidence of further training relevant to the role
Experience
Essential
- Experience within acute mental Health services.
- Experience of liaising with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to organisations
- To be able to work a 24hr shift pattern including day shifts, nights shifts and weekend shifts
Desirable
- Experience working with patients within a community mental health setting
- Experience working within Crisis Home Treatment Team
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Knowledge of mental health disorders
- Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Care programme approach, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Consent to Treatment.
- An understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
- Understanding of the impact of mental health crisis on lifestyle and function for clients, family and carers and common pharmacological and psychosocial treatments
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, especially in complex/challenging situations.
- Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interprofessional team.
- Full drivers license and ability to drive to different sites within a timely manner.
Desirable
- Knowledge of treatment.
- Leadership skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Eastern & Coastal Area Office, Canterbury
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
