Community Psychiatric Nurse

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community mental health team as a Community Mental Health Nurse, where you'll play a vital role in promoting recovery for individuals with severe mental health challenges. This permanent position offers a chance to work in a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and a commitment to excellent patient care.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Staff support services

Learning and development opportunities

New starter bonus of £1200

Qualifications

• One year at Band 5 or above in hospital or community health care.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Clear understanding of CPA and care coordination role.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate care.
• Communicate findings and promote health and best practice.
• Be accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Community assessment skills

Good IT Skills

Education

Registered on NMC

Job description

Job level Other Qualified Professional

Hours Full time

Type Permanent

Posted 20 May 2025

Closes 19 Jun 2025

Pay £37,338 - £44,962 Dependant on Experience

Hours Full time

Contract Permanent

Role Other Qualified Professional

Posted 20 May 2025

Closes 19 Jun 2025

Job Description

Job overview
It's a great time to be a part of the Community Mental Health Team and we are developing the Clinical Care Pathways leading to an improved and innovative service for our Service Users, Carers and Staff.
If you are interested in becoming a lead health care professional and you are focused on promoting recovery for those people diagnosed with severe and enduring mental ill health. We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with local specialist mental health teams, tertiary service providers, primary care, local statutory and non-statutory agencies, service users and carers.
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurse and who has a strong sense of initiative and an excellent team working ability.
You will be based at Canterbury CMHT but may be expected to travel to our other site at Ashford CMHT.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job
A Community Mental Health Nurse is a key staff member within the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence and drive change and promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience. The Mental Health Nurse will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, and operationally accountable to the Matron / Clinical Service Manager.

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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Effective communication skills and self-governance are required. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of high level interventions & community assessment skills. Existing qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected.

Job overview
It's a great time to be a part of the Community Mental Health Team and we are developing the Clinical Care Pathways leading to an improved and innovative service for our Service Users, Carers and Staff.
If you are interested in becoming a lead health care professional and you are focused on promoting recovery for those people diagnosed with severe and enduring mental ill health. We provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services and work closely with local specialist mental health teams, tertiary service providers, primary care, local statutory and non-statutory agencies, service users and carers.
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurse and who has a strong sense of initiative and an excellent team working ability.
You will be based at Canterbury CMHT but may be expected to travel to our other site at Ashford CMHT.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job
A Community Mental Health Nurse is a key staff member within the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence and drive change and promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience. The Mental Health Nurse will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, and operationally accountable to the Matron / Clinical Service Manager.

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 in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
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.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Effective communication skills and self-governance are required. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of high level interventions & community assessment skills. Existing qualifications or a willingness to undertake training relevant to the post is expected.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Registered on NMC
• One year at Band 5 or above in hospital or community health care
• Evidence of continued professional development, appropriate to role
• Clear understanding of CPA and care coordination role

Desirable criteria

• Post-registration certificate ENB 998. Possession of specialist nursing or other relevant higher academic or skills focussed awards.
• Post-registration mentorship qualification

Skills/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good IT Skills
• Good understanding of the principles of the recovery approach

Desirable criteria

• Excellent IT Skills
• Understanding of interagency skills
• Previous experience in the field of work

KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Please see Apply . Apply /Pensions.aspx for more details.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change On appointment to NHS
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions.
Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Recommend a friend campaign If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals,
Flexible working Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
Statutory and occupational maternity, paternity or adoption leave Dependant on length of NHS service
Other paid/unpaid leave This can be for Jury Service, Reserved Armed Forces, etc. This is paid outside of annual leave.
Non paid leave for career breaks
Staff Support KMPT offers a face to face counselling service for any issues not just work related problems.
NHS discounts and shopping vouchers Staff can sign up for Red Guava, PS discounts and Health Service Discounts to receive a variety of discounts in travel, fashion, technology, mobile phone contracts, food and drink, days out etc.
Learning and Development opportunities In addition to the mandatory subjects there are a number of leadership, management and staff topic areas, including coaching and mentoring.
Induction
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).
The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT's subject specialists and include the required training.
The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.
New starter bonus At the Trust we really value our nurses and the skills they bring. To recognise this we offer a New Hire Bonus of £1200 pro rata for band 5 and 6 nursing staff.
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