Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job overview
Are you a dedicated, compassionate qualified mental health nurse, committed to providing great care?
Do you want the chance to help shape innovative services for the people of Kent and Medway?
We're recruiting two Band 5 Staff Nurses to work within our Ashford & Canterbury Community Mental Health Team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse and supportive organisation delivering high-quality, person-centred mental health care that promotes recovery, dignity, and independence.
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
As a key member of the multidisciplinary care team, you will:

• Carry out comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments considering mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors.
• Work collaboratively with patients, carers, and other professionals to agree holistic, person-centred care plans.
• Deliver and evaluate safe, competent care that supports recovery and wellbeing.
• Contribute to service improvements and help us live our values every day - Caring, Inclusive, Curious, and Confident

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of roles and requirements

Person specification

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential criteria

• BSc Nursing - RMN/RNLD
• Current NMC registration

Desirable criteria

• Expressed interest in post registration development

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of Mental Health/Learning Disabilities settings and or working with people with Mental Health/Learning Disabilities conditions
• Placement experience within Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the environment of the post

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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