Mental Health Practitioner

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a 12-month secondment as a Band 6 mental health practitioner with Kent and Medway NHS. The role involves supporting clients experiencing first episode psychosis, managing complex caseloads, and working within a multi-disciplinary team, fostering high-quality mental health services.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience supporting clients with psychosis is essential.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams is necessary.
• Capacity to carry out risk assessments and adhere to care plans.

Responsibilities

• Assess newly referred clients experiencing first episode psychosis.
• Manage a caseload using client-centered principles.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students.

Skills

Client-centered principles

Evidence-based practice

Education

Qualification in mental health or related field

Job description

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity for a 12-month secondment post for a Band 6 mental health practitioner to join the team, based in Folkestone and covering South Kent Coast (Shepway, Dover, Deal).

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner to join our established multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working and supporting clients who have experienced psychosis, along with families and carers, is essential.

The successful candidate will need to embrace and work within the ethos and values of Early Intervention in Psychosis Services.

Main duties of the job

• Assess newly referred adults and children aged 14 and above with First Episode Psychosis, presenting findings to the team. Work with diagnostic uncertainty, providing ongoing assessments and outcome monitoring within caseload. Conduct regular risk assessments involving other health professionals and agencies, ensuring they are meaningful and reflected in care plans.
• Manage a caseload of clients experiencing first episode psychosis with complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
• Contribute professionally, supervise, and advise a multidisciplinary team to support safe, effective, and high-quality mental health services, adhering to policies, practices, and standards.
• Act as care co-ordinator under the CPA process as appropriate.
• Provide supervision and advice to students and junior staff, supporting their development.
• Participate in planning, developing, and evaluating MDT services, including responsibility for specific projects.
• Supervise students on practice placements regularly.
• Participate in duty and assessment functions covering East Kent EIP.
• Provide profession-specific assessments and interventions for the wider team as needed.

Working for our organisation

Join us in the Garden of England, where we offer excellent professional development opportunities and a high quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability, and specialist services to 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, with additional services in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good by the CQC.

Annually, we care for over 2,000 in hospitals and 54,000 in the community. We employ over 3,800 staff from 66 nationalities, serving diverse communities across rural and urban areas.

You will join friendly, passionate colleagues committed to providing excellent care. Our work environment fosters kindness and compassion, with everyone playing a vital role in service delivery.

Our mission is what we set out to do every day: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.

Our vision is where we want to be in the future: To provide outstanding care and work in partnership to deliver it in the right place, for every service user, every time.