Senior Clinical Practitioner | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2026 |
| Location: | Maidstone, ME16 9QQ |
| Company: | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7752951/380-WK0352 |
Summary
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
We are looking for a Band 7 Practitioner to join our team based at Priority House in the Home treatment team.
The role includes clinical Leadership of a multidisciplinary team working within the Home Treatment Team and Rapid Response service.
Ensuring high quality care is delivered to all clients on the caseload, who are experiencing Mental Health Crises.
The post-holder is supernumerary, working clinically to support junior staff with complex interventions and presentations.
• Clinical leadership
• Sharing expertise in mental health crises in older adults.
• Collaborating with Acute Trust and KMPT teams to ensure effective care.
• Identifying social needs and coordinating care plans.
• Managing risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Developing integrated care plans and involving carers appropriately.
• Acting autonomously in assessments and care planning.
• Supporting service development, staff supervision, inductions, and clinical audits.
• Promoting equality, trust values, and cost-effective resource use.
• Driving service improvements through PREM & CREM feedback.
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.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
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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 10 Feb 2026
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