Community Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Maidstone is seeking experienced Community Psychiatric Nurses and Occupational Therapists to enhance mental health services. The role requires clinical confidence and 2+ years post-qualification experience. Applicants must demonstrate collaborative skills and a commitment to improving mental health care. This permanent full-time position offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a real difference in the community.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post qualification experience.
• Ability to plan and execute interventions effectively.
• Understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Ensure assessment of service users and formulate accurate risk and need.
• Collaborate with service users to deliver effective recovery plans.
• Monitor and modify therapeutic interventions for optimal outcomes.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Collaboration

Risk management

Leadership

IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Occupational Therapist qualification

Leadership Training (RMN)

CPN with Community Experience

Job description

Job Summary

Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.

Calling all Community Psychiatric Nurses & Occupational Therapists, why not kick start your career in Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust, working in our friendly Mental Health Together Team located in Maidstone.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurses and an Occupational Therapist to contribute to the development of mental health services. The post is suitable for registered Nurses and Occupational Therapists, with at least 2 years post qualification experience.

You will need to have demonstrated skills and expertise in carrying out a variety of assessments and be able to plan and execute interventions, with individuals, their carers and groups. You will need to be clinically confident and competent in working with individuals in a community setting and be able to work effectively in a multi‑professional context. You should have collaborative and enthusiastic styles, as well as have a passion and commitment to develop and promote mental health services.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of risk and need.
• Work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.
• Monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions to measure progress and increase efficacy for the best possible service user outcomes and experience.
• Act as an experienced clinician supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance and professional standards.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects and approved quality improvement initiatives.

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 that's doing well together.

Details

• Date posted: 03 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: 6
• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 380-WK0327
• Job locations: 23 - 29 Albion Place, Maidstone (Mental Health Together Team), ME14 5DY

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Essential

• Training, Qualifications and Registration:
  • CPN with Community Experience
  • Completed Preceptorship
  • Completed Edward Jenner Programme / Leadership Training (RMN)
• Experience:
  • Significant experience at Band 5
  • Evidence of post‑qualifying continued learning
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision
  • Experience of developing learners and staff in the workplace
• Knowledge and Skills:
  • Significant knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct
  • A comprehensive understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management
  • Good knowledge and practice of IT skills

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Practice Assessor
• Experience of working within the NHS.
• Experience of being involved in service developments or audits.
• Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation.
• An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on clinical practice.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

• Employer name: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
• Address: Albion Place, Maidstone (Mental Health Together Team), 23 – 29 Albion Place, Maidstone, ME14 5DY
• Employer's website: https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk