Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Community Psychiatric Nurse for our 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 the Urgent Mental Health Helpline, as well as undertaking gatekeeping assessments.
To work in accordance with Trust and 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).
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in mental health service
- Experience of prioritising casework and allocation /delegation of tasks to others.
- Experience of liaising with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to organisations.
Desirable
- Experience working within Crisis Home Treatment Team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Care programme approach, Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding, Consent to Treatment.
- An understanding and ability to apply principles of risk assessment and risk management.
- Understanding of the impact of mental health crisis on lifestyle and function for clients, family and carers and common pharmacological and psychosocial treatments
- Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism at all times, especially in complex/challenging situations
- Ability to work autonomously and cooperatively as part of an interprofessional team.
Desirable
- Ability to motivate, empower and enable others.
- Leadership skills
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- Registration with relevant regulatory body. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable
- Further training relevant to the role
- Mentorship or practice educator qualification
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This advert is for Community Psychiatric 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 24 Jul 2026.
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