# Community Mental Health Practitioner > 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-practitioner/5c21f1fe-8279-413a-b6b9-72986795f8bd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/5c21f1fe-8279-413a-b6b9-72986795f8bd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Town:** Maidstone - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Application of hours across the week to be discussed further.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T11:30:35.729Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Sheerness/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Community_Mental_Health_Practitioner/Community_Mental_Health_Practitioner-v8140141 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140141?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking either a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to work within the multidisciplinary team with Mental Health Together. We have two part time roles available. Mental Health Together is part of the Community Mental Health Framework. The Community Mental Health Practitioner will have responsibility to assess, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care for 18yrs+ adults in the area of South West Kent, experiencing mental health disorders. Mental Health Together functions within a community setting, working with individuals who have identified recovery needs as a result of mental health issues using evidenced based, client centred, hope and recovery, health promotion, relapse prevention and orientated principles and practice in a socially inclusive manner. We actively work in collaboration with family, networks and providers or mental health support in the community. ### Main duties of the job Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic mental health 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 measurement. Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to agree a holistic person-centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment. To deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery. To provide educational support to optimise health and wellbeing; promoting self-care where possible, helping people to make choices about their needs and involve their carers where appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people who have mental illness **Desirable** - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act - Understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management - To be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. - Effective organisational/planning and decision-making skills. - Good knowledge and practice of IT skills **Desirable** - To pass medication and physical health competencies. - Awareness of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and patient safety and patient experience. ### Training, Qualifications and Registration **Essential** - RMN, OT or Social Worker - Completed preceptorship **Desirable** - Post qualification experience - Qualified Practice Assessor ## 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) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446784) ## 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.