Job summary
Littlebrook Hospital are currently undergoing a recruitment drive, including for this exciting post for a Physical Health Nurse (Registered General Nurse) with an interest in working with people with mental health difficulties, and a passion for promoting health and wellbeing. Patients with severe and enduring mental health problems suffer from more physical health problems and have a lower life expectancy that the general population, and the aim of this post is to undertake regular health checks of patients receiving treatment from the team, promoting health and wellbeing in addition to supporting your colleagues to improve physical health knowledge. Based in Dartford, you will be joining a friendly, well established multidisciplinary team. Please join us as we grow from strength to strength!
Main duties of the job
To work as a member in an inpatients mental health setting providing physical health nursing assessments, care and treatment for adults with serious mental illness. This role also involves supporting and promoting physical well being, giving knowledge and educating patients, carers and colleagues.
About us
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.
Date posted
30 December 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
380-AC0214-A
Job locations
Littlebrook Hospital, Greenacres
Bow Arrow Lane
Dartford
DA2 6PB