Community Psychiatric Nurse | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to provide specialist mental health care for older adults. The role includes assessments, medication management, and support for complex needs. Full training is provided, and the environment promotes wellbeing and recovery. Join a diverse team dedicated to excellent patient care.

Benefits

Exceptional professional development opportunities

Supportive and diverse work environment

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration.
• Experience with older adults and dementia care preferred.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Practice Assessor and support team members.
• Administer medications and monitor their effects.
• Provide interventions to promote recovery.

Skills

Experience in mental health nursing

Ability to assess and manage complex needs

Knowledge of safeguarding practices

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

Are you looking to work in an intervention led service to promote wellbeing among older adults with mental health diagnoses? We are looking for Mental Health Nurses to be aligned to our older adult pathways of care which deliver memory assessments and intervention-based care for people with serious mental illness and/or dementia with associated behavioural or psychological needs. West Kent MHT+ is a diverse multi-cultural team that is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse with experience in working with older adults. The successful applicant will work within the team providing specialist mental health care for people with multiple and complex needs by offering interventions that promote wellbeing and recovery within an adult all-age service. If you are interested in developing your skills and delivering clinical care for people with dementia and/or 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 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 assess and monitor complex physical health needs.
• To undertake or assist with cognitive and memory assessments.
• To join work with other agencies involved in the client’s care, i.e. care homes, dementia support services, etc.
• Recording and reporting accurately any changes related to the patient’s current behaviour and risks using red board meetings daily or to team managers and/or medics.
• 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 KMPT and the Role

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 and Mission

Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Additional Information

Take a look at our Community Nursing Video. Check out our recruitment videos. Recruitment - YouTube. Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. MHT+ (previously CMHT) is an adult all-age service providing assessment, care and treatment to those with enduring mental illness. This vacancy will be to support the older age clients within the service, however there may be times when you may be expected to support younger adults to meet the needs of the service. Further details available by contacting Maidstone MHT+. This advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025.