Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job overview
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Mental Health Professional. You will have a strong sense of initiative and an excellent team working ability.
Effective communication skills and self-governance are required. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of high-level interventions & community nursing skills. Additional qualifications in therapeutic interventions, or a willingness to undertake additional training, is expected.
Mental Health Services nationally have undergone a significant transformation under the Community Mental Health Framework.
The Maidstone Community Mental Health Team is part of West Kent Community Services. We are a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a band 6 Nurse to work within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs that require intensive support.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with the service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
• You will also be required to write tribunal reports, attend CPA meetings, and Tribunal meetings.
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
• Deliver and evaluate safe, person-centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
• Act as a clinical leader supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance.
• Facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting.

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

• You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of community health care for service users. You are expected to be a good team worker and have the ability to supervise, teach and develop the skills of the junior members of the team, as well as acting as a positive role model for all staff and be able to lead in areas of clinical practice and development.
• Extensive knowledge of working with clients with complex emotional difficulties is essential to the role
• Our service focuses on promoting recovery for those people diagnosed with severe and enduring mental ill health. We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with local specialist mental health teams, tertiary service providers, primary care, local statutory and non-statutory agencies, service users and carers.

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
The post holder will ideally 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).

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse

Desirable criteria

• Additional Qualifications in delivering therapeutic intervention

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 2 years post registration experience.
• Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of individuals with SMI diagnoses
• Previous experience of working in a community team.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to apply relative frameworks such as; Mental Health Act 1983, Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Experience in working with individuals' support networks/carers to promote joint working and positive outcomes.
• Ability to form professional relationships with other professionals including the local MDT.

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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