About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about making a real difference in mental health care? Join our dynamic Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIPS)and help transform lives by delivering exceptional, evidence-based care to those who need it most.
What You'll Do Be aclinical leader, guiding and mentoring staff while managing a complex caseload. Deliverspecialist mental health interventions, supporting service users with both short-term and enduring conditions. Driveinnovation and quality, shaping care pathways and implementing audits to keep standards high. Act as akey linkacross mental health services, primary care, and partner agencies to ensure seamless, person-centred care. Inspire and support the next generation of practitioners through mentoring and education. A qualified mental health professional (NMC, HCPC or equivalent) with experience in community mental health. Strong leadership skills and a passion for collaborative working. Expertise in evidence-based interventions and care planning for complex cases. Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement.
Main duties of the job Why Join Us?
Be part of a forward-thinking team that values innovation and holistic care. Opportunities for career progression and specialist training. Make a tangible impact on service users' lives and shape the future of mental health care. Act as a core member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIPS), ensuring delivery of high-quality care and achievement of KPI Attend multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and service user reviews to support effective care planning. Provide clinical leadership and guidance to junior staff, particularly in managing complex cases. Contribute to the development and review of service user pathways. Implement and maintain clinical audit and evaluation systems to monitor team performance. Manage a defined complex caseload, conducting assessments, care planning, and evaluation using specialist mental health expertise. Work within a shared caseload framework, organising reviews, discharge planning, and liaising with carers and professional
About us
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.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Act as a specialist adviser to nursing staff, occupational therapists, GPs, and primary care colleagues. Participate in senior team meetings, tribunals, and prepare reports for multidisciplinary forums. Mentor staff and support learning opportunities for those seeking experience within the team. Refer carers for assessment in line with the Care Act. Deliver care for service users with short-term and long-term conditions, including those with severe and enduring mental health needs under the Mental Health Act. Facilitate transitions between EIPS and other services, ensuring continuity of care and appropriate discharge
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).
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.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Previous experience with EIPS Community mental health team experience 5 years post qualifying experience at Band 6 or above
Desirable
Worked with At Risk mental states Leadership/Management experience
Qualifications Essential
Practice assessor Registered Nurse or Occupational therapist
Desirable
Diploma in working with psychosis or higher
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to deal with inappropriate and unpredictable behaviour and cope with difficult situations Can supervise and assist in the professional development of others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address Arndale House
18-20 spital street
Dartford
DA1 2DL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)