Community Psychiatric Nurse | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 December 2025 |
| Location: | Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2JN |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7641012/380-WK0331-A |
Summary
We are seeking a qualified nurse to come and work in the SWK MHT+ 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 in our combined memory clinics alongside the multi-disciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, an operational team manager, clinical lead and administrators.
The service is based in Tunbridge Wells but operates clinics in Sevenoaks too, so please note there may be an expectation to travel between sites 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).
• Deliver assessments, in a combined clinic setting, 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 for the role.
• Recording and documenting interventions delivered in a timely manner as per professional and local standards using KMPT systems.
• Coordinate and make recommendations to the care plan process.
• Act as Practice Assessor.
• Assess, act on and report any safeguarding concerns.
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
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. And 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 doing well together.
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Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025
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