Senior Staff Nurse

To work within the Mother and Baby Unit as a valued member of the multi-disciplinary team providing and contributing to high quality nursing care for mothers experiencing acute perinatal mental health issues and their babies.

To work as a named nurse being responsible for the risk assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of emotional and physical care needs for mothers and their babies over a 24-hour period.

Under the overall direction of the Ward Manager, maintain high standards of care and be professionally responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of a multidisciplinary programme of care.

Maintain a supportive leadership profile for Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Managers and the multidisciplinary team.

Monitor, report and maintain a healthy, safe and secure workplace by knowing and taking account of: Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (1985), Control of substance Hazardous to Health (1985), European H&S Regulations (1992)-Numbers 1-6, Food Act (1996), Adhere to Trust policies and local service protocols.

Main duties of the job

Support the work of the MDT by:

• Will work within their professional code of conduct
• Work as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team driving the implementation of the nursing care as per the mother's care plans, meeting the physical & emotional needs of the mother and baby in a caring and empathic manner.
• Take a leading role in monitoring & maintaining physical wellbeing.
• Work flexibly regarding shift and ward changes according to the needs of the service.
• Effectively record and communicate information relating to mothers.
• Effectively lead and manage a shift delegating duties and supporting the MDT along with unqualified staff, HCAs and students.
• Will be aware of the trust values & behaviours and use them to provide a framework for your daily working.
• Undertake any reasonable request within own competencies and understanding.
• Act as a named nurse, assess, plan, implement and evaluate care planning & risk assessment with the mother on admission and at appropriate intervals.
• Ensure all interventions are documented clearly and comprehensively.
• Communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to effectively utilise resources to help meet the mothers identified needs.

About us

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 thats doing well together.

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The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas. As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.

Job responsibilities

The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Person Specification Qualifications, Training and Registration

• RMN/RN Mental Health
• Preparation of Mentors post-registration qualification
• Degree Level

Experience

• 1 year Post-registration experience of mental health settings and or working with people with mental health conditions
• Nursing staff supervision and development

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge and experience in working with patients detained under the MHA 1983 (amended 2007)
• A basic understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others as apart of a team
• Punctual and flexible across hours of work

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)