Clinical Lead Nurse

Job overview
Do you want to be part of something new and exciting, a person-centred mental health revolution?

Together, we're stronger. Join the multi-agency drive for better mental health care.
An exciting opportunity is now available to join the West Directorate of Kent & Medway NHS trust, as one of our Clinical Lead Nurses for the new Mental Health Together service. This is a great time to join the service as it is a time of ongoing transformation of community mental health services.

What is Mental Health Together?

In Kent and Medway, the community mental health transformation has created a new service model called Mental Health Together.

It is a multi-agency offer, which means bringing all the services and agencies that support people with varying mental health needs much closer together.

Mental Health Together will add new roles as part of a new joined-up model of care that bridges the gap between primary (i.e. GPs) and community mental health (i.e. KMPT). It will treat people with complex mental health needs by:

• Providing someone with support in a person-centred, holistic way
• Removing barriers to access, and thresholds across services working together
• Involving service users and carers as equal partners in their care
• Building in involvement and co-production at all levels of service design delivery
• Delivering needs-led and personalised trauma-informed care.

Main duties of the job
You will have excellent interpersonal skills that you'll use to support the team to provide the best possible care. You'll work alongside our existing Operational Team Leader and Clinical Pathway Lead, with specific clinical leadership responsibilities and support decision-making around complex cases as a key member of the multidisciplinary team.
You will provide clinical and professional supervision to all band 6 nurses in the team. A flexible and can-do attitude is essential.
A diverse post-qualification experience in mental health is required, as is at least 3 years post-qualifying experience, with at least one of these years having worked in a Band 6 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.
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.
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.
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At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Kent & Medway community mental health services operates Monday to Friday 9-5 and senior visibility is essential. Band 7 clinical lead nurse for Mental Health Together will be based at Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells. As with all services, these arrangements may change as the service continues to develop. We are committed to supporting an effective work/life balance in the best interest of staff and patients and the service will strive to support your professional development through regular supervision in a supportive working environment. You will work closely with the West Kent Matrons to continuously drive quality improvements in nursing care and treatment.
Please see the job description for full details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered RMN
• Degree (L6) qualification
• Mentorship qualification/training

Desirable criteria

• Management / Leadership
• Advanced clinical training

Experience

Essential criteria

• 3 years post qualification experience
• 1 year minimum Band 6 experience
• Diverse post-qualification experience
• Leadership experience within MDT
• Change management experience

Desirable criteria

• Staff management experience
• Managerial experience (policy and procedure)
• eRoster experience

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria

• Mental Health knowledge and expertise (adult / older adult)
• knowledge of policies and procedures in NHS setting
• Relevant legislation knowledge
• Awareness of current treatments
• Leadership / management skills
• Good verbal and written communicator
• Ability to manage a caseload effectively
• Ability to provide professional guidance and leadership
• Able to uphold Trust values
• Professional credibility

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of audit
• Knowledge of adult/child protection requirements
• Knowledge of mental health assessment
• Budget management

KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Please see Apply. 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 i