Community Psychiatric Nurse

Integrated Care System; Dover; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care system in England is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse to play a vital role in mental health services. The role involves assessing, planning, and delivering holistic care while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. A valid UK driving licence and a commitment to quality care are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold RMN/RNLD qualification with NMC registration.
• Significant experience at Band 5 required.
• Evidence of post-qualifying continued learning.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, manages, plans, and delivers care.
• Supervises Band 5 Nurses and pre-registered students.
• Acts as a clinical leader supporting best practices.

Skills

Knowledge of the Mental Health Act

Ability to support and develop an effective clinical environment

Education

RMN/RNLD with NMC registration

Practice assessor training

Job description

Go back Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Community Psychiatric Nurse

The closing date is 29 July 2025

The post of community mental health nurse is a key clinical leader 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. You will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, and operationally accountable to the Service Manager/Matron.

Job holders must be able to work competently in a challenging environment and be able to react tochanging care demands whilst demonstrating the highest levels of care and empathy towards patients.

This is across all aspects of the role in a flexible manner, demonstrating the trust values.

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

Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with the service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.

Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers/networks to agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.

To deliver and evaluate safe, person-centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.

To act as a clinical leader supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance.

To facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting.

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 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 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

The post holder will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse who will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable. They will work across the South Kent Coast locality this includes Shepway, Dover and Deal.

The post holder will support their peers and the leadership team and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will supervise Band 5 Nurses and pre-registered students and hold a mentoring qualification. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

Please see the attached job description for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Training Qualifications & Registration

• RMN/RNLD, NMC registration, completed preceptorship and practice assessor training.
• Significant experience at Band 5. Evidence of post qualifying continued learning.

Knowledge & Skills

• To have sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care in the community..
• Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation

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

Address

South Kent Coast - covering Coleman House, Dover and Ash Eton, Folkestone.

South Kent Coast - covering Coleman House, Dover and Ash Eton, Folkestone.