Community Psychiatric Nurse

NHS; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Community Mental Health Team at Kent and Medway NHS, where you'll play a vital role as a Community Psychiatric Nurse. This position involves assessing and delivering care to individuals with severe mental health issues, promoting recovery through a multidisciplinary approach. You will work in a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development, while being accountable for the care you provide.

Qualifications

• One year experience at Band 5 or above in hospital or community health care.
• Evidence of continued professional development, appropriate to role.
• Possession of specialist nursing or other relevant higher academic or skills focused awards.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate care.
• Communicate findings and promote health and best practices.
• Drive change in mental health services.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Community assessment skills

Understanding of the Recovery Approach

Interagency skills

Education

Registered on NMC

Post-registration certificate ENB 998

Job description

Go back Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Community Psychiatric Nurse

The closing date is 03 June 2025

It's a great time to be a part of the Community Mental Health Team and we have just gone through a transformation of services for Mental health Together and Mental Health Together + 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 andyou 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 a motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurse who has a strong sense of initiative and excellent teamwork ability.

You will be based at Canterbury CMHT but may be expected to travel to our other sites at Herne Bay & Ashford

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 practices, 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.

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.

Our strategyOur 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.

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Job 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

• Registered on NMC
• One year experience 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
• Post-registration certificate ENB 998. Possession of specialist nursing or other relevant highter academic or skills focussed awards

Skills/Knowledge

• Good understanding of the principles of the Recovery Approach
• Understanding of interagency skills
• Previous experience in the field of work

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.

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust