Practice nurse - mental health | Medway Community Healthcare CIC

· Are you a registered nurse with a special interest in mental health?

· Do you have experience of working in primary care?

· Are you passionate about improving outcome for people living with mental health conditions?

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

Working within GP surgery settings across Medway, you will

· Provide holistic support to individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and dementia, helping them remain stable within the community

· Carry out annual reviews and physical health checks

· Promote recovery by signposting patients and carers to relevant community and voluntary services

· Collaborate closely with local mental health teams and the KMPT Primary Care Mental Health Service to deliver joined-up, efficient care

· Participate in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings within the Primary Care Network

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance 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.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
• MCH is considering merging with Kent Community Health Foundation Trust (KCHFT). If the merger goes ahead, the proposed transfer date is 30thSeptember 2026 and this role will be subject to TUPE transfer to KCHFT.

The post holder is responsible for improving care for adult service users and carers, aged

18 and over, across Medway Primary Care Networks. The nurse would work within the GP

surgery facilities, providing the following support

 Support patients recently transferred back to the GP from Kent and Medway NHS

and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) Secondary Care ensuring patients with

Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and Dementia, have the best possible chance to

remain stable in the community.

 To carry out annual reviews and physical health checks for mental health patients in

primary care including but not limited to Dementia Annual Reviews, Serious Mental

Illness (SMI) reviews.

 Signpost patients to relevant community services in the community to support

mental health recovery.

 Work with local mental health services and the KMPT Primary Care Mental Health

Service, maximizing effectiveness and avoiding duplication of care.

 Attend community based multi-disciplinary team meetings aligned to their Primary

Care Network when required.

In addition to this, the nurse will also

 Work within and adhere to the relevant professional codes of conduct, standards

of practice and relevant policies and guidelines.

 As a health professional take responsibility for developing, planning,

coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to practices

within the Medway area. The post holder will need to be flexible,

innovative and proactive in-service development.

 The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision

of assessment, interventions, education, and discharge planning of

clients referred from within the Medway area.

 The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate

advanced knowledge, skill and experience in the management of

various mental health conditions, using a bio-psychosocial approach.

 Liaises and supports other health care professionals, multi-agency

professionals and third sector providers.

 Required to report on the delivery of the programme against agreed

targets.

 To work as part of a team with other primary care nurses and the wider

primary care workforce, in a variety of community settings where there

is a requirement to make decisions within local policies and guidelines.

Key dimensions of the role include

 Support recovery by pro-actively enabling medically-stable individuals to

move from secondary to primary care. Support must be personalised to

patient (and their family/carers) needs and that agreed shared care

responsibilities are in place and are clearly documented. This will

include proactively identifying and booking patients in for appointments.

 Provide support to primary care clinicians and practice staff in the

management of mental health conditions in primary care. Support the

effective ‘navigation’ of patients through the various mental health

systems and services. Ensure that local voluntary sector, health and

social care provision are used effectively.

 Liaise with GPs to improve the physical health outcomes of those with a

long-term mental health condition and the mental health outcomes of

those with a long-term physical health condition.

This advert closes on Friday 1 May 2026

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