Senior Community Mental Health Nurse – Lead & Transform Care

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to deliver specialist, recovery-focused care to adults with complex needs. You will lead a community rehabilitation team, assess needs, coordinate care programmes, and work across health and social care to improve outcomes.

You will guide junior staff, supervise students, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives while upholding our values. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and application of risk assessment and risk management within community mental health settings.
• Ability to undertake and support physical health monitoring and interventions for service users with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
• Evidence of leadership, mentoring, supervision or supporting junior staff and students.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, NMC Code and relevant mental health legislation.
• Excellent communication and partnership working skills with service users, carers and professionals.
• Excellent communication skills, including a high standard of written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to service users, carers, colleagues and partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Holistic Assessment & Care Delivery: Conduct mental and physical health assessments, co-produce recovery-focused care plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to individual needs.
• Proactive Physical Healthcare: Carry out routine physical health monitoring, lifestyle promotion, and early identification of physical deterioration for individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
• Caseload & Risk Management: Autonomously manage a community caseload while continuously evaluating risk, adapting interventions, and maintaining safety within community settings.
• Clinical Leadership & Mentorship: Act as a role model by supervising, mentoring, and supporting registered and non-registered colleagues, preceptees, and nursing students.
• Service Improvement: Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and the implementation of evidence-based practices to enhance care quality and patient experience.
• Collaborative Working: Build strong working relationships with multidisciplinary team members, primary care providers, local authority social care partners, and service users' families to ensure seamless, coordinated support.

Skills

Risk assessment & management

Physical health monitoring

Caseload management

Mental capacity act knowledge

Communication & partnership

English communication proficiency

Education

RMN or RNLD qualified

Edward Jenner Programme or equivalent

Job description

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to deliver specialist, recovery-focused care to adults with complex needs. You will lead a community rehabilitation team, assess needs, coordinate care programmes, and work across health and social care to improve outcomes.

You will guide junior staff, supervise students, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives while upholding our values. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.