Staff Nurse - Inpatient Rehabilitation | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Dover; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Kent is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to work in the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service. The role involves managing a small caseload, administering medication, and working with a multidisciplinary team to provide effective care. Applicants must have a Registered Nurse qualification and a solid understanding of mental health practices. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact in the lives of individuals with complex mental health needs.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Mental Health Act and Safeguarding frameworks.
• Experience in delivering quality patient care.
• Commitment to CPD and NMC Revalidation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift and coordinate junior staff workload.
• Administer medication and follow Health and Safety protocols.
• Deliver effective care in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Mental health assessment skills

Effective communication

Medication management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse within the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service, at Rivendell. Rivendell is situated in the village of Eastry near Sandwich and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs. The unit comprises 8 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of individualised interventions delivered by nursing, medical, psychological, occupational therapy and peer support clinicians. As a Staff Nurse, you would be the named nurse for a small caseload of clients and be expected to coordinate a recovery focussed, individualised plan of care; in addition to supporting the service users through the rehabilitation pathway.

Responsibilities

• Work across a 24 hour shift pattern, 7 days a week.
• Manage the shift when on duty and coordinate the workload for junior staff; delegation.
• Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Safeguarding frameworks and clinical documentation.
• Administer and dispense medication (medication management).
• Champion recovery orientated practice, to include group work, contribute to and facilitate the therapeutic intervention programme.
• Follow Health and Safety protocols and policies.
• Risk Management and patient safety.
• Deliver effective and quality care alongside patients.
• Keep up to date with mandatory and CPD requirements (Trust Policy/NMC Revalidation).
• Demonstrate good mental health assessment and intervention skills.
• There is a strong commitment to supervision, training and regular appraisal, which you will receive and deliver to named staff.
• Work as part of the MDT on the Unit.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a good knowledge of physical health monitoring and documentation.

Additional Information

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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Application Details

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025.