Community Psychiatric Nurse: Home Treatment & Rapid Response

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join the North Kent Home Treatment & Rapid Response Teams. You will deliver crisis nursing and recovery-focused care in service users' homes, working closely with families and carers.

This dual role includes clinical leadership, shift coordination, and mentorship of nursing students, with gatekeeping assessments in hospital settings and a strong emphasis on high-quality documentation and CPA guidelines.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence and access to a car for business use.

Responsibilities

• Deliver home-based crisis nursing and recovery-focused care to service users, families and carers.
• Screen new referrals via urgent helpline and conduct 24/7 urgent assessments.
• Lead shifts, coordinate MDT workloads and supervise nursing students as a Practice Educator.

Job description

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join the North Kent Home Treatment & Rapid Response Teams. You will deliver crisis nursing and recovery-focused care in service users' homes, working closely with families and carers.

This dual role includes clinical leadership, shift coordination, and mentorship of nursing students, with gatekeeping assessments in hospital settings and a strong emphasis on high-quality documentation and CPA guidelines.