Overview
Mental Health Services nationally are undergoing a significant transformation under the Community Mental Health Framework. Maidstone MHT+ Team forms part of the West Kent Community Services. It is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Clinic Nurse to work within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs that require intensive support and to take a lead role in the depot clinic under the supervision of our Lead Nurse. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of physical health care for service users. You are expected to be a good team worker and have the ability to supervise, teach and develop the physical health care 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 running a clinic is required, alongside physical health monitoring such as ECGs, Venepuncture, Pochi Machine operation and escalation of physical health concerns to the appropriate staff. Medications management, administration and physical health checks will provide a high standard of care to service users. There is a strong emphasis on the monitoring and reporting of physical health checks at regular intervals.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* 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 and community nursing skills. Existing qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected.
About Us
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What we offer
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 KMPT (Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC. Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas. 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.
Organisation and Vision
Our strategy: Our mission is what we set out to do every day. We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time. Check out our recruitment videos. 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.
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