Community Mental Health Practitioner

NHS

  • Canterbury
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to come and join our Mental Health Together + team based at Gregory House, St Martins Hospital in Canterbury.The role will involve working within our Community Mental Health team, supporting all age adults with enduring mental health concerns. The RMN/Occupational Therapist is an experienced practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team.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 jobWork effectively as a clinician in the Community Mental Health Teams for all ages and Older People, ensuring that patients referred for assessment experience a smooth pathway through the referral, diagnosis and treatment process.Be effective within the duty team, answering phone calls and directing patients/carers/services to the appropriate outcomes required.Be proactive in responding to urgent situations within the MDT.Be able to undertake a clinical risk assessment and act accordingly to the presented risks.Be able to manage highly stressful situations in an organised manner.Contribute to the planning and implementation of interventions.Monitor clients' progress, reporting on clients' psychological, physical, behavioural and social needs.Adapt and evaluate interventions, ensuring that they support the client and his/her carer to meet their needs, adjusting own approach accordingly.Be effective at care planning and liaising with other agencies to provide holistic and person centred care.Be effective at time management and manage a case load.About usCome 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 NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), 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 strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant peopleOur vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTubeDetailsDate posted27 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number380-EK344Job locationsGregory House, St Martins Hospital, CanterburyLittleborne RoadCanterbuyCT1 1TDJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.Person SpecificationTraining, Qualifications and RegistrationEssential
  • Professional Registration
  • Practice Assosor
  • Experience working with severe mental health conditions
  • Completed Edward Jenner Programme (RMN)
Desirable
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Evidence of post graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience
ExperienceEssential
  • Significant experience at Band 5
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision
  • Experience of developing learners and staff in the work place
Desirable
  • Experience of working within the NHS
  • Experience of being involved in service developments or audits
Knowledge and SkillsEssential
  • Significant knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct/COT Code of ethics
Desirable
  • Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation
  • An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on clinical practice
Person SpecificationTraining, Qualifications and RegistrationEssential
  • Professional Registration
  • Practice Assosor
  • Experience working with severe mental health conditions
  • Completed Edward Jenner Programme (RMN)
Desirable
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Evidence of post graduate development through formal postgraduate courses or experience
ExperienceEssential
  • Significant experience at Band 5
  • Experience of delivering clinical supervision
  • Experience of developing learners and staff in the work place
Desirable
  • Experience of working within the NHS
  • Experience of being involved in service developments or audits
Knowledge and SkillsEssential
  • Significant knowledge of and ability to apply relevant legislative frameworks and policies relating to care e.g. Mental Capacity Act
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NMC Code of Conduct/COT Code of ethics
Desirable
  • Ability to support and develop an environment which ensures effective clinical care and innovation
  • An understanding of the broad aims of current national and local healthcare policy and an appreciation of the implications of this on clinical practice

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