Staff Nurse | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in mental health is seeking an enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse for the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service. You will provide specialist inpatient rehabilitation, manage a caseload of clients, and contribute to individualized care plans in a multidisciplinary team. This role requires good understanding of mental health practices, medication management, and effective communication skills. Join us in making a positive impact on mental health care for individuals across Kent and Medway.

Responsibilities

• Manage the shift and coordinate junior staff workload.
• Administer and dispense medication.
• Champion recovery oriented practice and facilitate therapy programs.
• Demonstrate mental health assessment and intervention skills.
• Keep up to date with mandatory training and CPD requirements.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Medication management

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Risk management

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse within the East Kent Community Rehabilitation Service, at Ethelbert Rd.

Ethelbert Rd is situated in the centre of and is one of 6 Rehabilitation Units across Kent, which provides specialist inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with complex mental health needs. The unit comprises of 8 single bedrooms and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of individualised interventions delivered by nursing, medical, psychological, occupational therapy and peer support clinicians. As a Staff Nurse, you would be the named nurse for a small caseload of clients and be expected to coordinate a recovery focussed, individualised plan of care; in addition to supporting the service users through the rehabilitation pathway.

Responsibilities

• Work across a 24 hour shift pattern, 7 days a week.
• Manage the shift when on duty and coordinate the workload for junior staff; delegation.
• Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Safeguarding frameworks and clinical documentation.
• Administer and dispense medication (medication management).
• Champion recovery orientated practice, to include group work, contribute to and facilitate the therapeutic intervention programme.
• Follow Health and Safety protocols and policies.
• Risk Management and patient safety.
• Deliver effective and quality care alongside patients.
• Keep up to date with mandatory and CPD requirements (Trust Policy/NMC Revalidation).
• Demonstrate good mental health assessment and intervention skills.
• There is a strong commitment to supervision, training and regular appraisal, which you will receive and deliver to named staff.
• Work as part of the MDT on the Unit.
• Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have a good knowledge of physical health monitoring and documentation.

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.

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Friday 23 Jan 2026