Job summary
- Main area
- Forensics and Specialist Services Directorate
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 380-FR0584
- Employer
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trevor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
Band 6
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
We are seeking compassionate and dedicated professionals to join our specialized team providing trauma-informed care to individuals with complex mental health needs who pose a significant risk of harm to others.
Our goal is to create a safe environment where our patients can heal, regain control of their lives, and build essential life skills.
We are looking for individuals with a nursing, social work, or allied health professional background who possess strong transferable skills.
We aim to train staff in advanced risk assessment techniques and psychological approaches to patient care to promote recovery and sustainable life skills within the forensic population.
You should be a registered professional with prior experience in mental health settings, preferably in forensic services or community settings.
If you are seeking a new challenge and interested in becoming part of this forward-thinking and innovative Trust then we want to talk to you.
What we can offer you:
Career development with our comprehensive range of training & development opportunities to enhance your skills
Strong Supportive Management committed to providing 1-2-1 support to advance personal development
Car Lease Scheme open to all staff
Staff discounts for employees and their families
Relocation Support if you are moving to the area depending on your circumstances
35 days paid holiday, increasing to 41 days after 10 years of service
Pension scheme
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will play a key role in preparing individuals for discharge from the hospital environment and reintegration into their community as part of the Care and Treatment Review Process, and dynamic support systems.
You will be required to recognise when an individual requires increased levels of support to promote a sustainable lifestyle in the Community.
Promote recovery and support patients to understand their risks and how to work towards greater independence, utilising the expertise of partner agencies and 3rd sector organisations, which will involve working closely with other agencies, including Community services and the Criminal Justice System.
Demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.
Bring to bear both their clinical, data analysis, and evaluation skills, by working closely with individuals, their circles of care, inpatient ward staff, and the wider community team to support the delivery of a comprehensive service.
Working for our organisation
Come 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 strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a full-time role, at Agenda for Change Band 6; with flexible working opportunities available, part-time working hours would be considered. The post will cover Kent and Medway and out-of-area Kent and Medway patients.
If your application is successful, you will be notified by e-mail and advised to check your Trac/ NHS Jobs account. Therefore, please ensure that you regularly check both your email and your Trac/NHS Jobs account.
This post is subject to a six-month probationary period for candidates external to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
To deliver an effective service, it is essential that you are able to travel between bases in a timely manner.
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the 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).
We love the work we do and we want you to join us.
Person specification
Training, Qualifications and registration
Essential criteria
- A degree or equivalent qualification/experience at post registration level
- Training in Autism
- Further training relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- Talking MATS training or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in an inpatient and community setting
- Experience of mental health care within the criminal justice system and/or forensic mental health
- Extensive clinical experience including both individual and group work
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an autism setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of liaison with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external to the Trust.
- A demonstrable understanding of the Mental Health Act- including a working knowledge of the sections applied in a forensic setting.
- Understanding and expertise in the principles of risk assessment and risk management
- Ability to respond efficiently to complex information within tight deadlines and prioritise accordingly.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Viv Tulett
- Job title
- Operational Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 723114
- Additional information
Dan Brennan- Pathways Manager 0782735602, [email protected]
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