An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse within the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service, at Rivendell.
Rivendell is situated in the village of Eastry near Sandwich and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs. The unit comprises of 8 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of individualised interventions delivered by nursing, medical, psychological, occupational therapy and peer support clinicians. As a Staff Nurse, you would be the named nurse for a small caseload of clients and be expected to coordinate a recovery focussed, individualised plan of care; in addition to supporting the service users through the rehabilitation pathway.
Main duties of the job
* Work across a 24 hour shift pattern, 7 days a week.
* Manage the shift when on duty and coordinate the workload for junior staff; delegation.
* Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Safeguarding frameworks and clinical documentation.
* Administer and dispense medication (medication management).
* Champion recovery orientated practice, to include group work, contribute to and facilitate the therapeutic intervention programme.
* Follow Health and Safety protocols and policies.
* Risk Management and patient safety.
* Deliver effective and quality care alongside patients.
* Keep up to date with mandatory and CPD requirements (Trust Policy/NMC Revalidation).
* Demonstrate good mental health assessment and intervention skills.
* There is a strong commitment to supervision, training and regular appraisal, which you will receive and deliver to named staff.
* Work as part of the MDT on the Unit.
* Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills.
* Have a good knowledge of physical health monitoring and documentation.
Qualifications / Registration
* Registered with the NMC as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
* Completed Preceptorship
* Evidence of relevant additional/post registration training
Experience
* Previous experience in mental health rehabilitation
* Experience in writing care plans
* 1 years experience as a B5 nurse
* Experience of working in CMHT/acute inpatients
* Experience in using mental health assessments/checklists e.g. HoNOS, GASS
Supervision
* Experience of workload management of junior staff
* Completion of supervision training
* Completion of mentorship training/experience of supervising students
Knowledge
* Demonstrates knowledge of best practice in rehabilitation
* Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts of Recovery
* Experience in using the DIALOG+
* Experience of using specific Recovery focussed interventions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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