Community Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 15 April 2026
Job summary
We are seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner who is a key clinical leader within the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence and drive change and promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience.
We are looking for a qualified Band 6 Social worker, Occupational therapist or mental health nurse.
The Community Mental Health Practitioner will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing and operationallyaccountable to the Service Manager/Matron.
Job holders must be able to work competently in a challenging environment and be able to react to changing care demands whilst demonstrating the highest levels of care and empathy towards patients.
This is across all aspects of the role in a flexible manner, demonstrating the trust values.
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
o Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with service user and others through interaction, observation and measuremento Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessmento To deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recoveryo To act as a clinical leader supporting best practice in line with NICE guidanceo To facilitate and review approved Quality Improvement initiatives within the care setting.
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
01 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-WK0373
Job locations
SWK CMHT
Highlands House
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
SWK CMHT
Highlands House
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Employer's website
https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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