Community Mental Health Practitioner
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2JN
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
We are seeking either a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to work within the multidisciplinary team with Mental ...
- 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.
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.
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- RMN, OT or Social Worker
- Completed preceptorship
Desirable
- Post qualification experience
- Qualified Practice Assessor
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.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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