Job overview Are you looking to work in an intervention led service to promote recovery in Mental Health? South West Kent MHT is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. The successful applicant is to work within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs by offering interventions that promote recovery If you are interested in developing your skills and delivering clinical care for people with complex emotional difficulties, depression, psychosis and other mental health presentations we are the team for you. Full training and support will be provided to ensure that you have the skills and confidence to deliver. Main duties of the job To act as a Practice Assessor. To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements. To adhere to KMPTs policies, procedures and guidelines. To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT Trust values. To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns. To optimise health and wellbeing; promoting self -care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate. You may be required to carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care. To provide interventions to promote recovery. To assess risk and identify client's needs. To join work with other agencies involved in the client's care. Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and risks Recording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved KMPT systems. To supervise a range of other staff and their activities as delegated. Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques. Undertake and maintain all essential training to role Working for our organisation 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 Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), 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. Our strategy Our mission is what we set out to do every day We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people Our vision is where we want to be in the future 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 Recruitment - YouTube Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. 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 Training, Qualifications and Registration Essential criteria NMC registered Qualified in mental health or learning disability nursing Completed preceptorship Desirable criteria Evidence of continuing professional development. Experience Essential criteria Experience at Band 5. Evidence of post qualifying continued learning. Desirable criteria Experience of working within the NHS. 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 Knowledge and understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct A comprehensive understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management. To be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care Significant awareness of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and patient safety and patient experience. Effective organisational /planning and decision making skills. Good knowledge and practice of IT skills. Desirable criteria Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation. KMPT Staff Benefits: NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits. Please see [ Click Apply]. [ Click Apply]/Pensions.aspx for more details. Annual leave for Agenda for Change On appointment to NHS 27 days for full time or pro rata if part time After 5 years NHS service 29 days full time or pro rata if part time After 10 years NHS service 33 days full time or pro rata if part time Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off! Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits. Recommend a friend campaign If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals, Flexible working Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help. Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave Dependant on length of NHS service Other paid/unpaid leave This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave. Non paid leave for career breaks Staff Support KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems. NHS discounts and shopping vouchers Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc. Learning and Development opportunities In addition to