Staff Nurse - Inpatient Rehabilitation | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Brompton, Medway
Staff Nurse - Inpatient Rehabilitation | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Brompton, Medway
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 26 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
- Supporting the Unit Manager in the smooth running of the Unit and taking an active leadership role in running shifts.
- Undertaking specialist assessments and identify rehabilitation goals with clients who have a range complex mental health needs.
- Acting as Named Nurse to a defined caseload of clients within the Unit and work with them in a recovery focussed model to develop individualised and person centred care plans.
- Promoting effective treatment of clients through the safe management and administration of medication.
- Work across a 24 hour shift pattern, 7 days a week
- Manage the shift when on duty & coordinate the workload for junior staff; delegation
- Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Safeguarding frameworks & clinical documentation.
- Administer & dispense medication (medication management)
- Champion recovery orientated practice, to include group work, & facilitate the therapeutic intervention programme.
- Follow Health and Safety protocols & Policies
- Risk management & patient safety
- Deliver effective & quality care alongside patients.
- Keep up to date with mandatory & CPD requirements (Trust Policy / NMC Revalidation)
- Demonstrate good mental health assessment & intervention skills.
- There is a strong commitment to supervision, training ®ular appraisal, which you will receive & deliver to named staff.
- Work as part of the MDT on the Unit
- Demonstrate effective communication & interpersonal skills.
- Have a good knowledge of physical health monitoring & documentation. The successful applicant is expected to work collaboratively within a team of registered nurses & healthcare assistants who are supported by a centralised MDT comprising of medical, psychological & occupational therapy practitioners in order to support and deliver a quality package of care. In addition the service works closely with wider mental health & 3rdsector services in order to access opportunities for service users in the areas of work, education & leisure, so excellent communication skills are essential. 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated registered mental heath nurse to join our experienced multi-disciplinary team at Newhaven Lodge. The role includes, Disability Confident About 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. For more details please go to Disability Confident.
Newhaven Lodge is comprised of 8 single bedrooms offering 24 hour care 7 days a week for individuals with complex mental health needs. It is situated in Gillingham at Medway Maritime Hospital and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides inpatient Recovery and Rehabilitation. The Rehabilitation Service provides assessments and a variety of treatment interventions within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), who work closely together to provide a flexible approach in order to meet clients' needs and requirements and to provide the best quality care.