# Community Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/9635a40d-39e2-4798-a372-d9dc6b70614e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/9635a40d-39e2-4798-a372-d9dc6b70614e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Town:** Maidstone - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T16:22:30.242Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Folkestone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Community_Mental_Health/Community_Mental_Health-v8055046 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8055046?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Job Details 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). ## Job Description 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. ## 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. ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394) - [trust name change (pdf, 813.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2991) - [community mental health nurse band 6 (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10344813) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.