Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Community Psychiatric Nurse
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Are you a passionate mental health professional seeking a dynamic and rewarding career?
We are seeking an energetic and motivated individual to join our established Dartford Home Treatment team and Rapid Response Service in North Kent. This is an exciting time to join our team as recent investments and changes to the community mental health framework are creating more opportunities for dedicated work within the CRHTT service.
In This Role, You Will:
- Provide 24/7 assessment and treatment to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in the community.
- Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver effective interventions.
- Develop your intervention and assessment skills through ongoing support, supervision, and training opportunities.
We Are Looking For Someone Who:
- Is a registered mental health Nurse with relevant experience.
- Possesses a passion for mental health and a commitment to providing high-quality care.
- Is motivated, energetic, and innovative with a desire to develop their skills
In this role, you will play a vital role in assessing patients' mental health needs, determining appropriate support levels, and ensuring their well-being within a legal framework.
What You'll Do:
- Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments to identify needs and risks.
- Manage potential risks associated with patients' conditions.
- Assess patients' capacity to consent to treatment options.
- Ensure all actions adhere to relevant mental health legislation and regulations.
- Work collaboratively with service users, staff, and relatives to identify goals and determine and deliver an appropriate intervention plan which aims to maximise engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
- Engage in short term psychosocial interventions appropriate to need and risks.
- Participate in physical intervention training, if required, to support team safety.
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We Are Looking For Someone Who:
- Has experience working with diverse mental health conditions.
- Is competent in community-based mental health care.
- Possesses strong assessment and risk management skills.
- Demonstrates a commitment to patient-centered care and collaborative working.
- Has effective organisational /planning and decision-making skills to manage workloads and competing demands.
- Demonstrates clear communication skills and effective leadership skills.
- Is flexible and able to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
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. 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 working well together.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Benita Reyes Medina
Job title: Operational Manager
Email address: benita.reyes-medina@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01322 622222
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