Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Community Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 23 July 2025

Job summary

Calling all Community Psychiatric Nurses & Occupational Therapists, why not kick start your career inKent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, working in our friendlyMaidstone Mental Health Together Team located in Maidstone.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic 3 Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurses and an Occupational Therapistto contribute to the development of mental health services. The post is suitable for registered Nurses and Occupational Therapists, with at least 2 yearspost qualification experience.

You will need to have demonstrated skills and expertise in carrying out a variety of assessments and be able to plan and execute interventions, with individuals, their carer's and groups. You will need to be clinically confident and competent in working with individuals in a community setting and be able to work effectively in a multi-professional context. You should have collaborative and enthusiastic styles as well as have a passion and commitment to develop and promote mental health services.

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 ensure assessment of service users and analyse and interpret information gained to form an accurate formulation of risk and need.

To work collaboratively with service users, staff, and carers to identify goals to determine and deliver an appropriate intervention/recovery plan which maximises engagement and performance whilst balancing risk, and promoting choice and independence.

To monitor, evaluate and modify therapeutic interventions to measure progress and increase efficacy for the best possible service user outcomes and experience.

To act as an experienced clinician supporting best practice in line with NICE guidance and professional standards.

To demonstrate clinical leadership skills through the management of dedicated projects and approved quality improvement initiatives.

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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Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-WK0297

Job locations

Albion Place, Maidstone (Mental Health Together Team)

23 - 29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5DY


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Assessments

Essential

  • Competent in carrying out full mental health assessments of clients
  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification

Desirable

  • Experience of collaborative working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Competent in risk assessment of clients and referral processes
  • Experience in referral screening/triaging

Essential Requirement

Essential

  • Professional registration in Mental Health Nursing/OT
  • Experience of working in a community mental health setting
  • Experience of working with people with mental health conditions

Desirable

  • 2 years post qualification experience
  • Experience of working with older adults

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential

  • CPN or OT
  • Practice Assessor
  • Completed Preceptorship

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Evidence of post graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience
Person Specification

Assessments

Essential

  • Competent in carrying out full mental health assessments of clients
  • Minimum of 2 years post qualification

Desirable

  • Experience of collaborative working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Competent in risk assessment of clients and referral processes
  • Experience in referral screening/triaging

Essential Requirement

Essential

  • Professional registration in Mental Health Nursing/OT
  • Experience of working in a community mental health setting
  • Experience of working with people with mental health conditions

Desirable

  • 2 years post qualification experience
  • Experience of working with older adults

Training, Qualifications and Registration

Essential

  • CPN or OT
  • Practice Assessor
  • Completed Preceptorship

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
  • Evidence of post graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Albion Place, Maidstone (Mental Health Together Team)

23 - 29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5DY


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

Albion Place, Maidstone (Mental Health Together Team)

23 - 29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5DY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Jai Adelakun

jai.adelakun2@nhs.net

016229446461

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-WK0297

Job locations

Albion Place, Maidstone (Mental Health Together Team)

23 - 29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5DY


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