Community Psychiatric Nurse

Florin Chilian; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a diverse and dynamic team as a Community Psychiatric Nurse with a leading mental health care provider in Maidstone. You will deliver intervention-based care and support recovery for individuals with serious mental illnesses, contributing to a significant improvement in their quality of life. Full training and support will be provided, ensuring that you feel equipped and confident to excel in your role.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Experience with recovery-focused care is essential.
• Strong communication and assessment skills are important for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health care for patients with complex needs.
• Administer medications and monitor their effects.
• Support and mentor team members and new staff.

Skills

NMC registration

Mental Health Nursing

Patient Care

Clinical Assessment

Job description

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Job Summary

Are you looking to work in an intervention led service to promote recovery in mental health? We are looking for Mental Health Nurses to be aligned to one of our 6 pathways of care which deliver intervention-based care for people with serious mental illness.

Job Summary

Are you looking to work in an intervention led service to promote recovery in mental health? We are looking for Mental Health Nurses to be aligned to one of our 6 pathways of care which deliver intervention-based care for people with serious mental illness.

West Kent MHT+ is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. The successfulapplicant is to work within the team, providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs by offering interventions that promote recovery

If you are interested in developing your skills and delivering clinical care for people with complex emotional difficulties, depression, psychosis and other mental health presentations we are the team for you.

Full training and support will be provided to ensure that you have the skills and confidence to deliver.

Main duties of the job

• To act as a Practice Assessor.
• To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.
• To adhere to KMPTs policies, procedures and guidelines.
• To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT Trust values.
• To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
• To optimise health and wellbeing; promoting self -care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate.
• You may be required to manage, administer medications and monitor their effects.
• You may be required to carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care depot and clozapine clinics.
• To provide interventions to promote recovery.
• To assess risk and identify client's needs.
• To join work with other agencies involved in the client's care.
• Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient's current behaviour and risks using red board meetings daily or to team managers.
• Recording care given in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using approved KMPT systems.
• To supervise a range of other staff and their activities as delegated.
• Acting as a role model and supporting new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.
• Undertake and maintain all essential training to role
  
  

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 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.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-WK0256-C

Job locations

Albion Place

23-29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5TS

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.

Further details available by contacting WK MHT+

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details.

Further details available by contacting WK MHT+

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

• NMC registration
  
  

Desirable

• Memory clinic experience
  
  

Person Specification

Shortlisting

Essential

• NMC registration
  
  

Desirable

• Memory clinic experience
  
  

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).

Additional information

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 & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Albion Place

23-29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5TS

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Albion Place

23-29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5TS

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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