Job Description

We are seeking a qualified mental health nurse to come and work in the South West Kent Mental Health Together team . If you are interested in older adults as well as in working age adults, and keen to develop your expertise in initial assessments and therapeutic interventions this is the role for you!



Successful applicants will be working alongside the multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, a operational team manager, clinical lead and administrators and may involve running groups alongside colleagues.



Successful applicant will have needed to have completed and signed off their preceptorship



The service is based in Tunbridge Wells however please note there may be an expectation to travel between sites/home visits etc as part of this role.



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).



To deliver assessments, in a combined clinic setting and as home visits and in care homes where appropriate.



Act as a role model and support new team members through demonstration and explanation of tasks and techniques.



Facilitate, support and assess staff undergoing personal and/or professional development.



Undertake and maintain all essential training to the role.



Recording and documenting interventions delivered in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using KMMHT systems.



To coordinate and make recommendations to the care plan process



To act as Practice Assessor



To assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns and have an awareness of MCA and DOLs

Take a look at our community mental health nursing video:

Sarah's story - a career in community mental health nursing



Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.



We are Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust (KMMHT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.



Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.



We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.



You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.



The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.



Our strategy



Our mission is what we set out to do every day

We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people



Our vision is where we want to be in the future

To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.



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 and implement the current and future Nursing Strategy.



To promote and adhere to KMMHTs (formerly KMPT) strategies, policies and procedures and guidelines.



To support and behave in a way that upholds KMMHTs values.



To carry out specific duties relevant to the setting e.g. nurse-led clinics