Community Psychiatric Nurse

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care organization in Tunbridge Wells is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to provide specialist mental health care. The role includes assessing client needs, providing interventions to promote recovery, and adhering to NMC requirements. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health care and a valid UK driving license. Join a passionate team dedicated to improving mental health services across the community.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full, valid UK driving licence.
• Experience in mental health care is essential.
• Ability to adhere to NMC registration and revalidation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Practice Assessor.
• Support and uphold trust values.
• Assess and act on safeguarding concerns.
• Provide interventions to promote recovery.

Skills

Intervention skills

Risk assessment

Clinical care delivery

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to work in an intervention led service to promote recovery in Mental Health?

South West Kent MHT+ is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. The successful applicant 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 carry out specific duties relevant to the setting of community care.
• 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.

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that\'s doing well together.

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Additional duties

• 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

Requirements

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Feb 2026