Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri, 9 - 5)
- Job ref
- 380-WK0379-D
- Employer
- Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Albion Place
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Psychiatric Nurse
Band 6
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Here are some clips of our Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
We're looking for an experienced CPN ready to hit the ground running and manage the complexities of a shared community caseload in Maidstone's Mental Health Together to cover staff leave.
You will be required to work autonomously, with the support of peers and Leads, to ensure the safe and effective care of clients sat within shared caseloads. You will also be required to cover duty on a rota.
The environment is fast-paced and highly unpredictable; therefore a level of resilience and organisation is required.
The skills gained from working within a community team are vast, and this is an ideal opportunity for an experienced nurse looking to try something different.
Main duties of the job
- You will carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments and reviews which take account of relevant
mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with the service user and their network, to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the individual's needs. - The post holder will need to undertake crucial screening and assessments, facilitate appropriate referrals to mainstream primary and secondary mental health services, and act as an advocate for clients in the referral process and offer continued support and brief interventions with a view to maintaining/enhancing engagement.
- To act as a leader, supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance.
Working for our organisation
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
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. 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 working well together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
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).
Person specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional training in therapeutic interventions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years post qualification experience
- Previous experience of recovery focused service provision with individuals who have complex mental health needs.
- Experience at Band 6
Desirable criteria
- Additional / advanced physical health training
- Experience of line managing registered staff
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills to enable completion of records etc.
- Comprehensive understanding of, and ability to apply, relative frameworks
- Ability to work without direct supervision and prioritise workload effectively.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kayleigh Oliver
- Job title
- Lead Clinician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622584857
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