Job overview
Are you a dedicated nurse who looks beyond the diagnosis?
We are an all-age service, supporting adults from 18 years and up through every stage of their recovery journey.
What You’ll Be Doing
Comprehensive Care: You’ll lead systematic nursing assessments that consider the "whole person"—including their culture, environment, and psychology.
Collaborative Planning: Working side-by-side with service users, their carers, and a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll co-create person-centered care plans that actually mean something to the individual.
Clinical Excellence: You’ll act as a mentor and leader, ensuring our practice stays in line with NICE guidance while delivering hands-on care and evaluation.
Service Evolution: From facilitating Depot and Clozapine clinics to driving Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives, you’ll help us constantly find better ways to serve our community.
What We’re Looking For
A Holistic Thinker: Someone who understands that health is influenced by everything from social factors to spiritual needs. A Natural Leader: You’re comfortable guiding best practices and supporting your teammates.
The Essentials: Valid nursing registration and a solid understanding of NICE guidelines and multi-agency working.
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
- Supporting and assessing patients to function to their optimal ability in their community environment.
- Maintaining and promoting a safe environment taking account of infection control and identifying and reporting hazards and risks in a timely manner.
- May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.
- Physically able to carry out all duties required of the care setting, following successful completion of physical interventions training as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements. • To support and uphold the most current NMC Code of Conduct at all times. • To support the implementation of current and future Nursing Strategy. • To promote and to adhere to our Trust strategies, policies, procedures and guidelines. Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 5
- Evidence of post qualifying continued learning
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge and practice of IT skills
- Competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care
- Medication and physical health competencies
Training,Qualifications and Registration.
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC
- Practice Assessor
- Completed Preceptorship
- Completed Edward Jenner Programme
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development within mental health field.
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This advert is for Community Mental Health Nurse with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust in Maidstone, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jun 2026.
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