Staff Night Nurse - Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom - Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Description

There is an exciting permanent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic RMN or RGN looking for a leadership role in East Kent Place of Safety Team.

The East Kent Place of Safety is based at St Martins Hospital in Canterburyand manages admissions of individuals who have been detained under section 136 MHA 1983 (as amended

We believe in clinically led, management supported services and want to strengthen nurse leadership to provide safe, compassionate, creative services which really make a difference to patient lives.

You will therefore be an excellent clinician, committed to the concept of person centred care.

We will offer development programme opportunities, supervision, reflective practice, mentoring and coaching and will ensure you are fully supported in your new role.

You will fulfil the role of Nurse in Charge within the Place of Safety, attending to your patients' needs whilst ensuring a safe environment for excellent care.

You must have post-registration experience including working within a busy acute environment and have completed mentorship training to be able to mentor students.

You will be involved in and contribute to the Mental Health Act assessment completed as part of the Section 136 process.

You will be working with a wide range of experienced and friendly professionals, providing high quality of care and compassion.

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.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.

Supporting patients to function to their optimal ability in their This will range from encouraging self care to providing total physical care depending on the needs of the patient.

Maintaining and promoting a safe environment taking account of infection control and identifying and reporting hazards and risks in a timely manner
Escorting and transporting patients as required as part of their care
Driving unit vehicles as per needs of the service and as individual capabilities
Depending on the environment, serving food/assisting with cooking and promoting healthy choices as required to meet individual care plan

Working a full range of shifts as per the requirements of the May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.

Physically able to carry out all duties required of the care setting, following successful completion of physical interventions training as required.

Experience of Mental Health
Older Adult Knowledge
Leadership knowledge and further training

Mentel Health Legislation
Safeguarding and ability to apply principles
Person Centered care planning
Knowledge of NMC guidelines and revalidation

Experience co-ordinating shifts
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust