Job summary

Are you a confident, experienced mental health clinician looking for a rewarding challenge?

We are expanding our vital service into a full 24-hour operation, and we're looking for exceptional practitioners--including Mental Health Nurses--to help us grow.

In this role, you will work dynamically across the acute general hospital, providing high-quality mental health assessments, care, advice, and training to both the Emergency Departments and inpatient wards.

You'll be working with both working-age and older adults, utilising your strong clinical skills to create tailored care formulations.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills that you will use to facilitate high quality mental health assessments, and to build good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

You will be committed to the parity of esteem agenda, and work closely with both physical and mental health clinicians to ensure a seamless delivery of care.

It is a 24 hour service 7 days a week at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, and when required Maidstone General Hospital.

In return for the above, we offer real commitment to your professional development, and regular supervision within a supportive working environment.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a liaison and assessment service 7 days per week that will involve working unsocial hours and public holidays.
• Offer an assessment service to patients aged 18+ (with no upper age limit) presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.
• Provide a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments.
• Deliver a range of evidence based psychosocial interventions to individual patients as required.
• Assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.
• Provide formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff.
• Represent mental health services within the Hospitals.
• Provide a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.

In return for the above, we offer real commitment to your professional development, and regular supervision within a supportive working environment.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job summary

To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.

You will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist), or will have substantial Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) clinical experience, and where appropriate will be fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC). They will have extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

Main duties of the job

• Clinicians are qualified professionals who routinely complete tele-triages, these are brief 20-30 minutes calls to establish needs and risk and make a clinical decision if the referral is accepted into Children & Young People's Mental Health Services or signposted to Primary care service.
• Screen referrals coming into the service, this is the primary gatekeeping measure to separate emotional well-being referrals and signpost them accordingly from referrals requiring further triage.
• Complete IT tasks recording on Electronic Patients Records System, proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Excell and Word.
• They are required to complete mandatory training, monthly supervision and Safeguarding supervision.
• They are responsible for maintaining their registration and are accountable to their own regulatory code of practice.
• To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients, via NICE compliant pathways and in accordance with the crisis care concordat.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence and quality of life.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job summary

Join our well established Liaison Psychiatry team, who are diligent in creating effective care plans and comprehensive clinical strategies focused on delivering exceptional care for people with acute mental health needs.

We welcome applications from highly motivated and experienced senior psychiatry practitioners who are capable of building and supporting teams of practitioners with effective decision making and communication skills. The ability to facilitate timely interventions and provide specialist assessment that will enhance the best outcome and recovery for adults (18years+) is vital in this role.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced /registered mental health Nurse or Occupational Therapist with post registration experience of working in mental health. You must have completed practice supervision, be educated to degree level and have or be working towards a level 7 Masters qualification.

In return, we offer our staff opportunities for continuous development through a wide range of training opportunities, both in-house training and access to external training where required.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role**

Main duties of the job

• Accept referrals of patients aged eighteen years and over for assessment, treatment and coordination with other relevant services.
• Work in collaboration with all members of the Liaison Psychiatry Service and involved agencies.
• Maintain a clinical caseload of patients with co morbid physical and mental illness.
• Provide specialist clinical input, liaison, consultancy and education to colleagues.
• Develop and provide evidence-based treatment plans for identified patients, in collaboration with the patient and referrer.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate treatment programmes.
• Promote the well-being and mental health of people, by providing relevant information and advice to them, their families and supporting agencies.
• Provide advice and support on clinical management and assessment of risk.
• Provide advice on the management of patients subject to the MHA and MCA.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

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Job summary

Join our well established Liaison Psychiatry team, who are diligent in creating effective care plans and comprehensive clinical strategies focused on delivering exceptional care for people with acute mental health needs.

We welcome applications from highly motivated and experienced senior psychiatry practitioners who are capable of building and supporting teams of practitioners with effective decision making and communication skills. The ability to facilitate timely interventions and provide specialist assessment that will enhance the best outcome and recovery for adults (18years+) is vital in this role.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced /registered mental health Nurse or Occupational Therapist with post registration experience of working in mental health. You must have completed practice supervision, be educated to degree level and have or be working towards a level 7 Masters qualification.

In return, we offer our staff opportunities for continuous development through a wide range of training opportunities, both in-house training and access to external training where required.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role**

Main duties of the job

• Accept referrals of patients aged eighteen years and over for assessment, treatment and coordination with other relevant services.
• Work in collaboration with all members of the Liaison Psychiatry Service and involved agencies.
• Maintain a clinical caseload of patients with co morbid physical and mental illness.
• Provide specialist clinical input, liaison, consultancy and education to colleagues.
• Develop and provide evidence-based treatment plans for identified patients, in collaboration with the patient and referrer.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate treatment programmes.
• Promote the well-being and mental health of people, by providing relevant information and advice to them, their families and supporting agencies.
• Provide advice and support on clinical management and assessment of risk.
• Provide advice on the management of patients subject to the MHA and MCA.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Take a look at our Community Nursing Video

Take a look at our Occupational Therapist Video

Job summary

Are you a confident, experienced mental health clinician looking for a rewarding challenge?

We are expanding our vital service into a full 24-hour operation, and we're looking for exceptional practitioners--including Mental Health Nurses--to help us grow.

In this role, you will work dynamically across the acute general hospital, providing high-quality mental health assessments, care, advice, and training to both the Emergency Departments and inpatient wards.

You'll be working with both working-age and older adults, utilising your strong clinical skills to create tailored care formulations.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills that you will use to facilitate high quality mental health assessments, and to build good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

You will be committed to the parity of esteem agenda, and work closely with both physical and mental health clinicians to ensure a seamless delivery of care.

It is a 24 hour service 7 days a week at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, and when required The William Harvey Hospital.

In return for the above, we offer real commitment to your professional development, and regular supervision within a supportive working environment.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a psychiatric liaison team providing a liaison and assessment service 7 days per week that will involve working unsocial hours and public holidays.

Offer an assessment service to patients aged 18+ (with no upper age limit) presenting at the general hospital with a broad range of mental health and psychological problems, and diagnosed psychiatric illnesses.Provide a mental health consultation, liaison and advice service throughout the departments.

Deliver a range of evidence based psychosocial interventions to individual patients as required.

Assist and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations.

Provide formal and informal education and case consultation to registered and unregistered staff.

Represent mental health services within the Hospitals.

Provide a communication structure between secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.

In return for the above, we offer real commitment to your professional development, and regular supervision within a supportive working environment.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, youngpeopleand adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mentalillness, butlive well.It'swhywe'repassionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive,curiousand confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a teamthat'sworking well together.

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Job summary

Join Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust (rated 'Good' by the CQC) as a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse. In this pivotal role within our Community Rehabilitation Team, you will deliver specialist, recovery-focused nursing care to adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. Managing a dedicated community caseload, you will empower service users to build independence, improve their quality of life, and achieve meaningful recovery outcomes.

As a clinical leader within the service, you will champion integrated physical and mental health care, guide junior staff and students, and actively drive quality improvements. We offer a progressive, supportive environment where you can develop your specialist clinical expertise and leadership skills while guided by our trust values--caring, inclusive, curious, and confident.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Main duties of the job

• Holistic Assessment & Care Delivery: Conduct mental and physical health assessments, co-produce recovery-focused care plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to individual needs.

• Proactive Physical Healthcare: Carry out routine physical health monitoring, lifestyle promotion, and early identification of physical deterioration for individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI).

• Caseload & Risk Management: Autonomously manage a community caseload while continuously evaluating risk, adapting interventions, and maintaining safety within community settings.

• Clinical Leadership & Mentorship: Act as a role model by supervising, mentoring, and supporting registered and non-registered colleagues, preceptees, and nursing students.

• Service Improvement: Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement projects, and the implementation of evidence-based practices to enhance care quality and patient experience.

• Collaborative Working: Build strong working relationships with multidisciplinary team members, primary care providers, local authority social care partners, and service users' families to ensure seamless, coordinated support.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Take a look at our Community Nursing Video

Job summary

We're looking for dynamic and motivated Band 5 RMN to Work in an Acute Setting , currently at the Centralised Health Based Place of Safety, mixed gender assessment unit at Priority House, Maidstone. However this is a site recruitment and you may be required in your employment to move to another ward.

Please note: Due to our current ward structure and supervisory capacity, this position is strictly open to experienced RMNs who have successfully completed their preceptorship. We are currently unable to support newly qualified nurses (NQNs) or offer preceptorship pathways for this specific vacancy.

The Acute Services serves the community of Kent with assessment and treatment of adults of working age who are suffering from acute mental illnesses. This is a challenging yet rewarding environment and requires excellent organisation skills and the ability to use initiative. As well as working effectively within an experienced and knowledgeable nursing and medical team when required.

The Mental Health Nurse is a key member of the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence change and promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience.

The Mental Health Nurse will be professionally accountable to the Executive Director of Nursing, and operationally accountable to the Matron / Ward Manager.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with the patient and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines, patients and their carers to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
• To deliver and evaluate safe, competent patient centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job summary

The Physical Health Nurse will work collaboratively with the Band 7 Ward Managers, working alongside clinical staff to support delivery of effective, high quality and safe patient centred physical health care within the Forensic and Specialist Directorate.

Please be aware this role requires on-site presence and is not available as a hybrid or remote working position.

The role supports inpatient mental health staff across the directorate in developing their competencies and skills in physical healthcare.

You will support the development and drive forward physical health promotion to ensure that nursing staff acquire the professional standards and competencies which are essential when caring for our patients with mental health needs.

You will play a crucial role in supporting the provision of comprehensive care to patients, focusing on their physical health needs. You will work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, with a strong emphasis on physical health promotion, prevention, and management.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that physical health is viewed on par with mental health needs as they are intrinsically linked and develop staff so that they are confident and competent to be able to address the physical health needs of their patients. This includes developing their ability to collaboratively develop a person-centred care plan.

Staff will be confident and competent to perform the relevant nursing physical health assessments, which includes the 6 parameters of the Lester Tool for all patients within 72 hours of admission, including all vital signs.

Review BI reports for compliance of elements of the physical health portal such as NEWS2, VTE and falls risk assessments

Education is offered and provided either in a group setting or on a one-to-one basis for our patients concerning living a healthier lifestyle including substance abuse.

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).

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Job summary

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.
• Adhere to the NMC registration and revalidation requirements.
• Support and uphold the most current NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
• Support the implementation of current and future Nursing Strategy.
• Promote and to adhere to our Trust strategies, policies, procedures and guidelines.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Sarah's story: A career in community mental health nursing

Job summary

Thank you for your interest in joining Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. Our patients and staff are at the heart of everything we do. As Chief Executive, I am proud of the incredible commitment and compassion shown by our teams across Kent and Medway. This is an exciting time for us, as we continue to evolve our culture and have a relentless focus on quality, in addition to the opportunities presented by the NHS 10-year plan and the launch of our new five-year strategy.

The Chief Nurse is a critical role for the organisation and will be fundamental in successfully delivering our quality improvement plan (QIP). We are committed to providing high-quality services for our local population, ensuring that we improve patient outcomes, working in collaboration with our partners to deliver care closer to home in local neighbourhoods. You will help us turn that ambition into better outcomes and experiences for the people we serve.

Through your leadership you will support the delivery of high quality, compassionate care and provide strategic advice to the Trust Board on patient safety, quality assurance and regulatory standards. You will be the lead executive for our relationship with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Main duties of the job

As a member of our executive team and Trust Board, you will also play a key role in shaping our culture and leading improvement across the organisation, recognising that a positive, inclusive culture and the quality of care we provide are intrinsically linked. You will champion the voices and experiences of patients, families and carers, ensuring they shape how we improve and develop our services.

We are seeking an experienced senior mental health/learning disability nurse leader who brings extensive experience of the key areas of quality, patient safety, workforce development, and infection prevention and control. Finally, you will lead our approach to the identification, mitigation and management of risk. You will have the experience and ability to operate at Board level and work as part of a highly engaged executive team.

You will be a visible and compassionate leader who aligns people behind our vision to help communities stay well and live well, and who embodies our values: caring in how you lead and the standards you set; inclusive in how you listen and bring people together; curious about how we can continually learn and improve; and confident in constructively challenging and taking action when things need to change.

About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.