Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a band 6 experienced nurse to come and work in the newly established West Kent Memory Assessment Service. If you are interested in older adults and keen to develop your expertise in memory assessment this is the role for you!

The memory assessment service aims to assess and diagnose patients within six weeks, providing the highest quality of care to our local population.

Successful applicants will be working in our combined memory clinics alongside the multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, a operational team manager, clinical lead and administrators.

The memory service is based in Maidstone but operates clinics in Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells so please note there may be an expectation to travel between sites as part of this role.

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).

Main duties of the job

To deliver memory assessments, in a combined clinic setting and as home visits and in care homes where appropriate.

About us

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

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

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

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Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

380-WK0271

Job locations

Highlands House

Calverley Park Gardens

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 2JN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.

To support and uphold the most current NMC Code of Conduct at all times.

To support and implement the current and future Nursing Strategy.

To promote and adhere to KMPTs strategies, policies and procedures and guidelines.

To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT values.

To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting e.g. nurse-led clinics.

Recording and documenting interventions delivered in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using KMPT systems.

To coordinate and make recommendations to the care plan process

To act as Practice Assessor

To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns

Act as a role model and support new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.

Facilitate, support and assess staff undergoing personal and/or professional development.

Undertake and maintain all essential training to the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.

To support and uphold the most current NMC Code of Conduct at all times.

To support and implement the current and future Nursing Strategy.

To promote and adhere to KMPTs strategies, policies and procedures and guidelines.

To support and behave in a way that upholds KMPT values.

To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting e.g. nurse-led clinics.

Recording and documenting interventions delivered in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using KMPT systems.

To coordinate and make recommendations to the care plan process

To act as Practice Assessor

To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns

Act as a role model and support new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.

Facilitate, support and assess staff undergoing personal and/or professional development.

Undertake and maintain all essential training to the role.

Person Specification

Professional qualification

Essential

NMC RMN
Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
Knowledge of memory assessments

Desirable

Previously had experience carrying out memory assessments
Previously worked with older adults

NMC registration

Essential

NMC registered

Desirable

clinical experience in memory service

Person Specification

Professional qualification

Essential

NMC RMN
Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
Knowledge of memory assessments

Desirable

Previously had experience carrying out memory assessments
Previously worked with older adults

NMC registration

Essential

NMC registered

Desirable

clinical experience in memory service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Highlands House

Calverley Park Gardens

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 2JN

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Highlands House

Calverley Park Gardens

Tunbridge Wells

TN1 2JN

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)