Assistant Psychologist

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust as a Community Psychiatric Nurse. You will provide crucial support and assessment to individuals facing acute mental health crises, offering home treatment as an alternative to hospitalization. This role will allow you to work in a dynamic, compassionate team dedicated to improving the lives of those in need.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Community Psychiatric Nurse.
• Experience in acute mental health care.
• Ability to work in a team and provide intensive home treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and home treatment for acute mental health crises.
• Work collaboratively with service users and other professionals.
• Carry out emergency assessments and gatekeeping.

Skills

Mental health knowledge

Client-centered care

Recovery-orientated principles

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Location:

Maidstone, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

026046cd2b86

Job Views:

43

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

The North East Kent Home Treatment Team is looking for a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join their team which provides a responsive assessment and home treatment service to those experiencing an acute mental health crisis in the community. You will be expected to work collaboratively with Service Users, Carers, and other professionals, offering home treatment interventions as an alternative to hospital admission across the areas of Canterbury, Coastal and Thanet.

(working across 24 hr shift patterns including early, late, and night shifts)

Main duties of the job

Assessment and home treatment service to those experiencing an acute mental health crisis in the community.

To work as a member of the Home Treatment Team and Rapid Response team, providing intensive home treatment to patients and support for their families using evidence-based, profession-specific, and general mental health knowledge providing client-centered, recovery-orientated principles and practice for individuals, families, and carers referred to the Service.

You will be expected to work with the Rapid response team in order to carry out assessments; both emergency assessments and gatekeepings for patients, who require a 4-hour emergency response.

To work in accordance with the Trust and Home Treatment Team and Rapid Response Policies and Procedures and the Care Programme Approach

Working for our organisation

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.

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom