Staff Nurse Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Florin Chilian; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust is looking for a motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse in Canterbury. This role involves coordinating care for patients with complex mental health needs, managing shifts, and working in a supportive multidisciplinary team. The position offers diverse professional development in a supportive and compassionate environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability in mental health interventions.
• Experience with the Mental Health Act.
• Strong knowledge in physical health monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for a small caseload of clients.
• Manage shifts and delegate tasks to junior staff.
• Administer medications and ensure safety protocols.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Medication management

Communication

Teamwork

Compassion

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Staff Nurse Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Staff Nurse Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

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An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse within the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service, at Ethelbert Rd rehabilitation unit

The unit is situated in the centre of Canterbury, and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs. The unit comprises of 9 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hour 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-focused, individualised plan of care; in addition to supporting the service users through the rehabilitation pathway.

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 and facilitate to 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

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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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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.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 May 2025

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