Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community Psychiatric Nurse to join us at Britton House in Gillingham.
This comes at a time of transformation in mental health services under the community mental health framework, and will give the successful candidate opportunities to work within mental health, together + where there are new treatment pathways being set up with different interventions being offered to service users.
This role will allow the clinician to focus on delivering these, but also develop skills in working with the wider population. The post holder will receive support from an established team and regular supervision.

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 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
• To deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
• To act as a clinical leader supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance.
• To facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting.

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).

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.
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 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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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Supporting patients to function to their optimal ability in their environment. This will range from encouraging self-care to providing total physical care depending on the needs of the patient.
• Maintaining and promoting a safe environment taking account of infection control and identifying and reporting hazards and risks in a timely manner.
• Escorting and transporting patients as required as part of their care plan.
• Driving own vehicle as per needs of the service and as individual capabilities allow.
• Depending on the environment, serving drinks and promoting healthy choices as required to meet individual care plan needs.
• Working a full range of shifts as per the requirements of the service. May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.
• Physically able to carry out all duties required of the care setting, following successful completion of physical interventions training as required. Ensuring a process and continuous improvement in the way services are provided.
• To provide best practice and value-for-money by reviewing and evaluating services and sharing information internally and externally.

Person specification

Training Qualifications & Registration

Essential criteria

• RMN/RNLD, NMC registration, completed preceptorship and practice assessor training.

Desirable criteria

• Significant experience at Band 5. Evidence of post qualifying continued learning.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• To have sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care in the community..

Desirable criteria

• Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation

KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
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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 is paid outside of annual leave.
Non paid leave for career breaks
Staff Support KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Learning and Development opportunities In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadershi