Specialist Nurse

Kent PLC; Ramsgate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Ramsgate is looking for a dedicated Specialist Nurse to join the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities team. In this role, you will support individuals with complex needs, coordinate care, and work alongside various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will be compassionately driven nurses eager to progress their career to a Band 6 role. This position emphasizes quality community-based mental health care and values inclusive and confident teamwork.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence.
• Experience working in mental health or learning disabilities.
• Ability to coordinate complex care plans.

Responsibilities

• Maintain joint working practices among various services.
• Support individuals with learning disabilities and mental health issues.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and develop care plans.

Skills

Compassionate nursing

Assessment and care-planning

Stakeholder collaboration

Knowledge of learning disabilities

Driving license

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

Responsibilities:

• The post holder will maintain joint working practices between MHLD, in-patient, mainstream community mental health services and CLTD.
• The post holder will work preventatively and supportively with people with a learning disability and mental health problems so that they enjoy a quality of life and maintain their place in the community.
• The role will require working closely with our main stakeholders to provide an enhanced package of care that supports the management of mental health issues in a way that avoids the need for inpatient admission and prevents placement breakdown.
• 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).
• Operate as a Specialist Nurse for CPA level clients (and where appropriate non-CPA level clients) with complex and diverse needs.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, developing and reviewing care-plans.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

Are you a highly motivated and compassionate nurse ready to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals with complex needs?

We are seeking a dedicated Specialist Nurse to join our supportive Mental Health and Learning Disabilities (MHLD) team in East Kent. To work as a specialist nurse within the MHLD team. The post holder will work with people with a learning disability whose care requires co‑ordination due to complex needs. The post holder will support the development of mainstream clinicians’ skills in assessing and treating mental illness in people with Learning Disability. If you are an experienced Band 5 looking to develop into a Band 6 role, please do apply.

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us — if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

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