Staff Nurse - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse within the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service, at Rivendell.

Rivendell is situated in the village of Eastry near Sandwich and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs. The unit comprises of 8 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of individualised interventions delivered by nursing, medical, psychological, occupational therapy and peer support clinicians. As a Staff Nurse, you would be the named nurse for a small caseload of clients and be expected to coordinate a recovery focussed, individualised plan of care; in addition to supporting the service users through the rehabilitation pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Work across a 24 hour shift pattern, 7 days a week.
• Manage the shift when on duty and coordinate the workload for junior staff; delegation.
• Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Safeguarding frameworks and clinical documentation.
• Administer and dispense medication (medication management).
• Champion recovery orientated practice, to include group work, contribute to and facilitate the therapeutic intervention programme.
• Follow Health and Safety protocols and policies.
• Risk Management and patient safety.
• Deliver effective and quality care alongside patients.
• Keep up to date with mandatory and CPD requirements (Trust Policy/NMC Revalidation).
• Demonstrate good mental health assessment and intervention skills.
• There is a strong commitment to supervision, training and regular appraisal, which you will receive and deliver to named staff.
• Work as part of the MDT on the Unit.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a good knowledge of physical health monitoring and documentation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Need to of completed preceptorship

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.