Community Psychiatric Nurse
The closing date is 14 April 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit for our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. Working within the home treatment function, delivering support to patients and their families using evidence-based, profession-specific and general mental health knowledge, providing client centred, recovery-oriented principles and practice for individuals, families and carers referred to the Service.
You will also work within the Rapid response function, undertaking assessments 24/7 received from Urgent Mental Health Helpline as well as undertaking gatekeeping assessments. To work in accordance with Trust and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Policies and Procedures and the Care Programme Approach.
To provide an alternative to inpatient admission treating patients in their home environment who are presenting in a crisis with significant distress.
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).
To be able to work a 24hr shift pattern including day shifts, night shifts and weekend shifts
Sarah's story: A career in community mental health nursing
Main duties of the job
Working with service users referred to home Treatment team and Rapid Response Service
- To screen, and work with all newly referred service users experiencing acute mental health crisis providing assessment or short-term interventions until crisis is resolved
- To provide short-term specific psychosocial interventions for those who would benefit from crisis interventions
- To ensure documentation is reviewed and updated in line with quality improvement standards
- To shift co-ordinate lead the shift, allocate work to the wider MDT and prioritise workloads.
- To contribute to the planning and implementation of induction, training and education of students and staff.
- To contribute to the delivery of specialist/ professional training packages of in-service training and staff development when necessary.
- To fulfil the role of mentor/practice educator, maintaining own update training and ensuring responsibility for regular placement provision and ensuring supervision and written assessment of students whilst on placement.
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
31 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-WK0371
Job locations
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME169PH
Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Priority House, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME169PH
Employer's website
https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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