Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job overview
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is Seeking a Dedicated Community Psychiatric Nurse
Are you a passionate and experienced mental health nurse looking to make a real difference in people's lives? Join our dynamic and supportive Community Mental Health Team!
We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team.
You will play a crucial role in providing holistic care to individuals with diverse mental health needs within the community.
Key Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive Care Management:
• Conduct thorough holistic assessments of individuals' mental and physical health needs, social circumstances, and support systems.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate personalized care plans in collaboration with service users and the multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinate and deliver a range of therapeutic interventions, medication management, and practical support.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of care plans, making adjustments as needed.

Sarah's story: A career in community mental health nursing

Main duties of the job

• Arranging, contributing to and documenting care reviews, including telephone, home visits, video and face to face reviews - as appropriate and defined within the care group SOP
• To supervise junior staff members and to support students in placement
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team as well as patients, carers, family members and internal and external agencies.
• Effective communication skills and self-governance are required.
• You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of high-level interventions & community assessment skills.
• Existing qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected

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.
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas. As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 per year and a maximum payment of £2,198 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2025 figures)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and/or risks to the Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge in a timely manner.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
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).

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered with NMC as an RMN
• Experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience working as RMN with people who has mental health difficulties

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Graduate

Desirable criteria

• Post Graduate

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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