Community Psychiatric Nurse | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kent is seeking a passionate mental health professional to join their Dartford Home Treatment team. The role involves providing 24/7 support to individuals in crisis, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, and conducting mental health assessments. Candidates must be registered mental health nurses and possess a valid UK driving license. This position offers a competitive salary, including a High-Cost Area allowance.

Benefits

High-Cost Area Allowance

Ongoing training opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered mental health Nurse with relevant experience.
• Is motivated, energetic, and innovative with a desire to develop their skills.
• The post holder must hold a full, valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 assessment and treatment to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver effective interventions.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments to identify needs and risks.

Skills

Passion for mental health

Ability to work shifts

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Overview

Are you a passionate mental health professional seeking a dynamic and rewarding career? We are seeking an energetic and motivated individual to join our established Dartford Home Treatment team and Rapid Response Service in North Kent. This is an exciting time to join our team as recent investments and changes to the community mental health framework are creating more opportunities for dedicated work within the CRHTT service.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 assessment and treatment to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in the community.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver effective interventions.
• Develop your intervention and assessment skills through ongoing support, supervision, and training opportunities.
• Assess patients\' mental health needs, determine appropriate support levels, and ensure their well-being within a legal framework.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments to identify needs and risks.
• Manage potential risks associated with patients\' conditions.
• Assess patients\' capacity to consent to treatment options.
• Ensure all actions adhere to relevant mental health legislation and regulations.
• Work collaboratively with service users, staff, and relatives to identify goals and determine and deliver an appropriate intervention plan which aims to maximise engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
• Engage in short term psychosocial interventions appropriate to need and risks.
• Participate in physical intervention training, if required, to support team safety.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered mental health Nurse with relevant experience.
• Possesses a passion for mental health and a commitment to providing high-quality care.
• Is motivated, energetic, and innovative with a desire to develop their skills.
• Is flexible and able to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• 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).

Disability Confident

Disability Confident – A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

About KMPT

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.

Why join us

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 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 to provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Additional details

Check out our recruitment videos on recruitment YouTube. Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas. As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month: 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per year and a maximum payment of £2,011 per year, paid monthly. The salary listed is inclusive of the High-Cost Area Allowance.