Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Clinical Lead Nurse

The closing date is 21 September 2025

Job summary

Are you a passionate mental health professional seeking a dynamic and rewarding career?

We are seeking an energetic and motivated individual to join ourestablished Medway CMHTin North Kent.

This new and exciting post is for experienced mental health nurses wanting to make a difference in clinical care, achieved by providing specialist mental health advice and education to staff within the team, alongside setting, monitoring, and maintaining quality standards of care.

We offer:

Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holidays.

Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.

Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will:

Lead by example: Provide clinical guidance and support to nurses within both programs, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
Champion quality care: Work alongside Matrons and the Head of Nursing to ensure high-quality clinical practices are implemented across MHT and Together Plus.
Advocate for your team: Be a voice for nurses, addressing concerns and ensuring they have the resources needed to succeed.
Share your expertise: Stay up-to-date on best practices in mental health and mentor colleagues through training and knowledge sharing.
Ensure seamless service: Collaborate with the wider team to assess client needs and ensure placement in the most appropriate program (MHT or Together Plus).
Optimise service flow: Identify areas for improvement and work collaboratively to streamline the client journey through both programs.
Provide direct care: Maintain a small caseload of clients with complex needs, offering them personalised clinical support.

We are looking for a candidate with:

Strong clinical expertise in mental health nursing (registration required).

Exceptional leadership and communication skills.

A collaborative and relationship-building approach.

Proactive problem-solving and solution-oriented mindset.

Commitment to evidence-based practice.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on mental health services, we encourage you to apply!

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 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-NK224

Job locations

Britton House & Sittingbourne Memorial

Britton House, Britton Farm, High St, Gillingham ME7 1PF

Medway/Swale

ME7 4PF

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Good IT/keyboard Skills
Ability to prioritise key tasks and target intervention
Excellent verbal and written communication Negotiating and motivational skills
Crisis resolution and management skills
Problem solving/solution focussed
Good time management

Experience

Essential

Registered Mental health nurse
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience and 3 years in Community setting
Previous experience of working in a community team
Previous experience of working in a community team Experience of working with people with a Personality Disorder Crisis Resolution
Clinical assessment of physical, psychological and social care Offering support to carers/families in relation to distressing circumstances

Desirable

Previous experience working at Band 7
Experience of working with complex needs
Experience of Forensic cases

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of CMHF
Working knowledge of mental health act
Knowledge of care act

Desirable

Awareness of NHS plan
Clinical governance priorities

Other

Essential

To be aware and demonstrate the Trust values
To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Good IT/keyboard Skills
Ability to prioritise key tasks and target intervention
Excellent verbal and written communication Negotiating and motivational skills
Crisis resolution and management skills
Problem solving/solution focussed
Good time management

Experience

Essential

Registered Mental health nurse
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience and 3 years in Community setting
Previous experience of working in a community team
Previous experience of working in a community team Experience of working with people with a Personality Disorder Crisis Resolution
Clinical assessment of physical, psychological and social care Offering support to carers/families in relation to distressing circumstances

Desirable

Previous experience working at Band 7
Experience of working with complex needs
Experience of Forensic cases

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of CMHF
Working knowledge of mental health act
Knowledge of care act

Desirable

Awareness of NHS plan
Clinical governance priorities

Other

Essential

To be aware and demonstrate the Trust values
To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

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

Britton House & Sittingbourne Memorial

Britton House, Britton Farm, High St, Gillingham ME7 1PF

Medway/Swale

ME7 4PF

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

Britton House & Sittingbourne Memorial

Britton House, Britton Farm, High St, Gillingham ME7 1PF

Medway/Swale

ME7 4PF

Employer's website

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