Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job summary

Thanet MHT+ is a diverse team that is looking to recruit a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse who is looking for the opportunity to develop into a Band 6 post within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs that require intensive support.

Band 5 community mental health nurse working with a secondary service, role is varied and will cover depot and clozapine clinics, home depots and duty.

To carry out comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with the patient and others through interaction, observation and measurement.

Work collaboratively with other disciplines, patients and their carers to agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.

To deliver and evaluate safe, competent patient centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery. To act as a Practice Assessor

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

• To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.
• To adhere to KMPTs policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT Trust values.
• To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
• Tooptimise health and wellbeing; promoting self -care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate.
• To safely manage, administer medications and monitor their effects.
• To supervise a range of other staff and their activities as delegated.
• To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care medicines clinics, home visit depots.
• Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and risks using red board meetings daily or toteam managers
• Recording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved KMPT systems.

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.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

The Beacon, Ramsgate

Manston Road

Ramsgate

CT12 6NT

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

The Beacon, Ramsgate

Manston Road

Ramsgate

CT12 6NT

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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