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Staff Nurse
Job summary
A mental health care provider in Maidstone is seeking a passionate Band 5 Staff Nurse for their Inpatient Detoxification Unit. You will coordinate unit operations and ensure the safety of patients undergoing substance withdrawals. Ideal candidates will have at least 18 months post-registered nursing experience, particularly in addiction services. The role requires expertise in medication administration, group therapy facilitation, and supervising support staff. This position plays a pivotal role in improving mental health care for the communities served.
Qualifications
- Must be a passionate and enthusiastic registered nurse.
- Experience in addiction services is preferred.
- Not open to recently qualified nurses requiring preceptorship.
Responsibilities
- Nurse In Charge of a 9 bedded Inpatient Detoxification Unit.
- Responsible for the safety of complex patients undergoing withdrawals.
- Coordinate the running of the unit alongside support workers.
Skills
Education
We are looking for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our busy team at Bridge House, based in Maidstone.
You will be required to be the Nurse In Charge of a stand‑alone 9 bedded Inpatient Detoxification Unit, coordinating the running of the unit, admissions and discharges, working alongside support workers. You will be responsible for the safety of highly complex patients undergoing alcohol, opiate and other substance withdrawals.
The client group has an extensive history of trauma and require psychosocial interventions such as group therapy, which you will be expected to facilitate.
This position requires a passionate and enthusiastic registered nurse with a minimum of 18 months post‑registered experience and a passion for working in addiction services. Please be advised that this position is not open to those registered nurses who have recently qualified and require a period of preceptorship.
- Giving medication, assessing and treating acute withdrawal symptoms
- Assessing and treating physical health needs
- Using recognised assessment tools to inform care
- Facilitating recovery focussed group sessions
- Coordinating support workers and delegation of tasks
- Completing admission and discharge processes
- Have an understanding of relapse prevention strategies and signposting
- Providing supervision for support workers
- PA/PS for students
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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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jake Hutchfield Job title: Ward Manager Email address: jake.hutchfield@nhs.net Telephone number: 01622 726896
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