Job summary
- Main area
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) in an Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working/night shifts)
- Job ref
- 396-6485720-MA-PB-Z
- Employer
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 pa incl HCAS (outer) pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) - Band 6
Band 6
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.
Recent awards:
- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year
- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019
- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support – 2023
- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative – 2023
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Job overview
The Emergency Department at Kingston Hospital, in collaboration with colleagues at South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has developed an innovative model of care for patients presenting in Mental Health Crisis.
The Mental Health Assessment Unit is co-located with the Emergency Department and accepts patients from A&E who are awaiting psychiatric assessment or onward referral/admission to secondary care mental health services. The unit aims to provide an improved environment and clinical pathways for this patient group by supporting early psychosocial interventions on the principle of a ‘therapeutic wait’
Main duties of the job
As the dedicated nurse for the unit you will be primarily responsible for the care and safety of the patients within the unit and providing simple and early psychosocial interventions. With the support of the ED Nurse in Charge you will oversee the admissions to the unit from the main A&E department and work in partnership with the Psychiatric Liaison Team to facilitate patients admission to secondary care service or discharge with communicate support.
Patients in the unit may present with mental health problems, self-harm, or as a psychiatric crisis. You will also be expected to work with patients presenting with psychosomatic disorders, as well as a variety of psychological issues related to physical disorders. You will clinically supervise junior staff in the unit, directing their workload and interventions with patients’.
Working for our organisation
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Trust Culture and Values
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all: -
Caring – we design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants
Safe – we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first)
Responsible – all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
And that we:
Value each other – we all value each other’s contribution.
Inspire – Empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- RMN with current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree or diploma level nursing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess clinical situations quickly and use initiative
- Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to supervise, teach and manage junior staff
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kay Philcox
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 934 3198
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