Community Mental Health Nurse

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

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Job summary

Are you a registered mental health nurse who is passionate about the care of older people accessing community mental health services?

We are looking for someone to join the West Kent Community Older Adult Service who has experience in good quality mental health assessment who is able to plan and deliver interventions in accordance with the values of our organisation. We need someone that can support and nurture our less experienced staff, and to work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team. The successful candidate will demonstrate passion and commitment to providing a high-quality service for older adults with mental health and Dementia related needs.

You will be able to select your base from a number of locations within West Kent including Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells.

Main duties of the job

We need someone who is a good communicator and is able to adopt a flexible, adaptable and proactive approach to your work.

The successful candidate will be able to provide assessment and treatment to older people, including administering medication. They will take part in our duty system and be able to use their problem-solving skills in responding to patients requiring urgent assessment and support.

We will encourage the successful candidate to develop their own specialist skills, knowledge and competence through participation, reflection, supervision and training and your development will be guided using the trust's appraisal process.

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

23 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-OP0230

Job locations

Bay Tree House

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the uploaded job description for details of the main responsibilities of the post

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the uploaded job description for details of the main responsibilities of the post

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as an RMN

Desirable

Further training in Dementia

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as an RMN with people who have mental health difficulties and/or dementia

Desirable

Experience of working in community mental health services
Experience of undertaking cognitive testing/memory assessments
Experience of working with people who have complex physical health needs

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good communication and documentation skills
The ability to prioritise a demanding workload

Desirable

Experience of delivering 1:1 and/or group interventions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as an RMN

Desirable

Further training in Dementia

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as an RMN with people who have mental health difficulties and/or dementia

Desirable

Experience of working in community mental health services
Experience of undertaking cognitive testing/memory assessments
Experience of working with people who have complex physical health needs

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Good communication and documentation skills
The ability to prioritise a demanding workload

Desirable

Experience of delivering 1:1 and/or group 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.