Community Psychiatric Nurse

Ashford and Canterbury CMHT is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. The successful applicant is to work within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs by offering interventions that promote recovery If you are interested in developing your skills and delivering clinical care for people with complex emotional difficulties, depression, psychosis and other mental health presentations we are the team for you. Full training and support will be provided to ensure that you have the skills and confidence to deliver.,

• To act as a Practice Assessor.
• To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.
• To adhere to Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To support and behave in a way that upholds Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust values.
• To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
• To optimise health and wellbeing; promoting self-care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate.
• You may be required to carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care.
• To provide interventions to promote recovery.
• To assess risk and identify client's needs.
• To join work with other agencies involved in the client's care.
• Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and risks
  
  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.