Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse who has 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 & community assessment skills.

We are a community service for working with clients experiencing mental health needs. We also provide support and advice to professionals, care homes and carers.

We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with local specialist mental health teams, primary care, local statutory and non-statutory agencies, service users & carers.

Our team comprises Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners, Support Workers and Administrative staff.

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).

Main duties of the job

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.

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.

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 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 strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, Sittingbourne

Bell Road

Sittingbourne

ME10 4HG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, Sittingbourne

Bell Road

Sittingbourne

ME10 4HG

Employer's website

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

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