Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job overview
We are seeking a qualified nurse to come and work in the SWK MHT+ team. If you are interested in older adults as well as in working age adults and keen to develop your expertise in initial assessments and therapeutic interventions, this is the role for you!
Successful applicants will be working in our combined memory clinics alongside the multi-disciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, an operational team manager, clinical lead and administrators.
The service is based in Tunbridge Wells but operates clinics in Sevenoaks too, so please note there may be an expectation to travel between sites as part of this role.
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

• Deliver assessments, in a combined clinic setting, as home visits and in care homes where appropriate.
• Act as a role model and support new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.
• Facilitate, support and assess staff undergoing personal and/or professional development.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training for the role.
• Recording and documenting interventions delivered in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using KMPT systems.
• Coordinate and make recommendations to the care plan process.
• Act as Practice Assessor.
• Assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.

Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

• NMC registration and qualification
• Practice Assessor
• Completed preceptorship
• Completed Edward Jenner Programme

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Significant knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
• Comprehensive understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management
• Pass medication and physical health competencies

Desirable criteria

• Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience at Band 5

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within the NHS
• Experience of working with older adults

Important Information:
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Probation Period. New employees external to the trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
The trust takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.

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