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Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 23 January 2026

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Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

  • 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)

About us

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.

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Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-EK381-A

Job locations

Ethelbert Rd Rehabilitation Unit

11 Ethelbert Rd

Canterbury

CT1 3ND


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • 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.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • 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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Desirable

  • Completed Preceptorship
  • Evidence of relevant additional/post registration training

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in mental health rehabilitation
  • Experience in writing care plans

Desirable

  • Experience of working in CMHT/acute inpatients
  • Experience in using mental health assessments/checklists e.g. HoNOS, GASS

Supervision

Essential

  • Experience of workload management of junior staff

Desirable

  • Completion of supervision training
  • Completion of mentorship training/experience of supervising students

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge of best practice in rehabilitation
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts of Recovery

Desirable

  • Experience in using the DIALOG+
  • Experience of using specific Recovery focussed interventions
Person Specification

Qualifications/Registration

Essential

  • Registered with the NMC as a Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Desirable

  • Completed Preceptorship
  • Evidence of relevant additional/post registration training

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in mental health rehabilitation
  • Experience in writing care plans

Desirable

  • Experience of working in CMHT/acute inpatients
  • Experience in using mental health assessments/checklists e.g. HoNOS, GASS

Supervision

Essential

  • Experience of workload management of junior staff

Desirable

  • Completion of supervision training
  • Completion of mentorship training/experience of supervising students

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrates knowledge of best practice in rehabilitation
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of concepts of Recovery

Desirable

  • Experience in using the DIALOG+
  • Experience of using specific Recovery focussed interventions

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 and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Ethelbert Rd Rehabilitation Unit

11 Ethelbert Rd

Canterbury

CT1 3ND


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Ethelbert Rd Rehabilitation Unit

11 Ethelbert Rd

Canterbury

CT1 3ND


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Unit Manager

Marie Clutterbuck

marie.clutterbuck@nhs.net

01227780995

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-EK381-A

Job locations

Ethelbert Rd Rehabilitation Unit

11 Ethelbert Rd

Canterbury

CT1 3ND


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