Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Staff Nurse (RGN) Physical Health Nurse

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Job summary

Our acute admission wards in Littlebrook Hospital, provide care to adults of working age and we're looking for enthusiastic, motivated and flexible RGN to join our established team based here.

Littlebrook Hospital are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our MDT and in order to provide high standards of physical health care to inpatients with mental health illness.Littlebrook Hospital comprises of 3 adult acute wards and a psychiatric intensive care unit and provides care to adults experiencing mental health difficulties.

We are looking for a dedicated Physical Health Nurse to join us and be part of our forward thinking, progressive service, that invests in staff through continuous development and career progression.

You might be a newly qualified RGN nurse, or an experienced nurse looking for a new challenge, and you would love to join a forward thinking service that is embracing the therapeutic day.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible nurse to join our established team of staff, ensuring our patients are offered holistic care and support, which encompasses their physical and mental health needs.

Have a strong desire to support us to develop this service in a rapidly changing climate

Have an interest in supporting the physical health of people with acute mental illness having previous experience in this setting

Be willing to work in a challenging/often demanding driven environment

Be willing to engage in audit and evaluation

Be part of a team wishing to always improve the user experience of mental health services

Be able to support the management team in a leadership role

About us

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Date posted

19 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-RB000599-J

Job locations

Littlebrook Hospital, Darford

Bow Arrow Lane

Dartford

DA2 6PB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options to provide physical health clinical guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing.

To coordinate the Physical Health Nurses across the site, to ensure there is cover for business continuity.

Take a lead role in supporting and encouraging learning and development within the Physical Heath arena.

Identifying gaps in knowledge and commissioning or designing training packages to meet the need.

Support in site implementation of Physical Health priorities, polices and procedures within the Trust.

Act as a Mentor, Assessor, Coach as appropriate.

Supervise and set objectives in-conjunction with the Ward Manager in line with the needs of the Ward.

Supervision and competency checks of junior staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of health issues and treatment options to provide physical health clinical guidance to all staff on matters relating to physical health and wellbeing.

To coordinate the Physical Health Nurses across the site, to ensure there is cover for business continuity.

Take a lead role in supporting and encouraging learning and development within the Physical Heath arena.

Identifying gaps in knowledge and commissioning or designing training packages to meet the need.

Support in site implementation of Physical Health priorities, polices and procedures within the Trust.

Act as a Mentor, Assessor, Coach as appropriate.

Supervise and set objectives in-conjunction with the Ward Manager in line with the needs of the Ward.

Supervision and competency checks of junior staff

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

RGN or equivalent
Evidence of recent practice

Desirable

Mentorship preparation course or equivalent
Evidence of post qualification personal and practice development

Experience

Essential

Pre-registration experience
Experience of working within an acute mental health setting

Desirable

Some clinical experience of mental health problems
Experience of managing and coordinating shifts on a day to day basis

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

RGN or equivalent
Evidence of recent practice

Desirable

Mentorship preparation course or equivalent
Evidence of post qualification personal and practice development

Experience

Essential

Pre-registration experience
Experience of working within an acute mental health setting

Desirable

Some clinical experience of mental health problems
Experience of managing and coordinating shifts on a day to day basis

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Littlebrook Hospital, Darford

Bow Arrow Lane

Dartford

DA2 6PB

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Littlebrook Hospital, Darford

Bow Arrow Lane

Dartford

DA2 6PB

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)