Staff Nurse

Florin Chilian; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Applications from students nearing completion of their studies and Return to Practice Nurses are encouraged.

We specialise in the assessment and treatment of men who present with acute mental health illness whose offending behaviour and complex mental health needs require care in a medium secure setting.

The ward consists of a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare assistants, nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, doctors and consultants.

Patients are offered therapeutic activities by the occupational therapy team and their care is reviewed regularly during ward rounds and other multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Do you feel you could meet our patient's expectations? Do you want to develop your skills, with the backing of a well-developed team and make a difference to the recovery of our patients? If the answer is yes, we want you to join our team.

Main duties of the job

The role is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to:

• Carry out comprehensive nursing assessments and be responsible for producing individualised nursing care plans for named patients.
• Coordinate and implement the nursing care plan for individual patients and inform the multi-disciplinary team of progress in the treatment process.
• Provide leadership to the healthcare worker using supervision and IPR and to work under the guidance and management of the Clinical Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN or equivalent

Desirable

• Mentoring or other relevant qualification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in Mental health

Desirable

• Previous forensic experience

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Good Knowledge and practice of IT skills
• Effective organisational/planning and decision making skills

Desirable

• Advanced communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Trevor Gibbens Unit, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk