laborer Gillingham, England
Job description
Medway Community Mental Health Team is currently looking to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner Duty Worker (Band 6) from one of the following professional backgrounds; Registered Mental Health Nursing to join the community mental health team.
We are currently looking for a Duty Worker (band 6) with post qualifying community or urgent care experience and evidence of continuing professional development. It is desirable for the successful applicant to have had experience of working in a Community based setting.
This post offers an excellent opportunity to work in an interesting and developing service environment. You will have considerable opportunities for training and professional development.
The main purpose of the role is to provide advice to known service users, to provide advice to new service users or other professionals when they are seeking help and to carry out urgent assessments
The Duty Worker is not expected to carry a caseload of clients
We work through an assessment and recovery approach with people accessing secondary level mental health services for severe and enduring mental illness. We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with long term specialist mental health teams (Early Intervention, Crisis and Home Treatment Team) tertiary service providers, primary care, local statutory and non statutory agencies, service users and carers
You will have a strong sense of initiative, excellent team working ability, be an excellent communicator and be able to demonstrate knowledge of high level nursing interventions & community assessment skills
Qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected
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.
Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
To deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
To act as a clinical leader supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance.
To facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting.
To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.
To support and uphold the most current NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
To support the implementation of current and future Nursing Strategy.
To promote and to adhere to KMPTs strategies, policies, procedures and guidelines.
To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT Trust values.
To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting e.g. nurse in charge, medicines clinic management, etc.
To practise safely by being aware of and educating on the correct use, limitations and hazards of common interventions, including nursing activities and treatments.
To report any concerns promptly through the appropriate channels and modify care when necessary to maintain safety, acting to keep patients and others safe.
To provide educational support to optimise health and wellbeing; promoting self-care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate.
To safely manage and administer medications and monitor their effects.
To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting e.g. nurse in charge, medicines clinic management etc.
Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient’s current behaviour and/or risks to Nurse/healthcare professional in Charge in a timely manner.
Recording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved KMPT systems.
Supporting and carrying out therapeutic observations as required and instructed.
To coordinate and make recommendations to the care plan process
To mentor, supervise and line manage staff.
To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
Promoting a healthy, safe and secure environment by adhering to Trust statutory health and safety requirements and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times in compliance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidance.
Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.
Facilitating, supporting and assessing staff undergoing personal and/or professional development.
Undertake and maintain all essential training to role.
Working confidently in a variety of environments according to changing service needs which present different challenges whilst continuing to act in a professional manner.
Balancing all aspects of the job role across the 7 day working pattern.
Being flexible and responsive to competing demands to ensure safe delivery of services.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.
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