Job summaryWe are offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate Band 6 Clinician / Care Coordinator to join the Dartford Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service, covering the Medway and Swale area.
In our service,
caseload sizes are managed carefully to allow for innovative, focused interventions in partnership with service users, families, and support networks. Adopting a strengths-based, recovery-focused approach, we aim to maximize hope, self-determination, and empowerment in line with NICE guidelines. Meeting Access and Waiting Time standards, we ensure individuals receive early, high-quality care through individual work, family interventions, group activities, and community collaboration.
As part of a robust multidisciplinary team--working alongside STR workers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Medics, Psychologists, and Individual Placement Support (IPS) specialists--you will play a vital role in delivering safe, effective, and client-centred mental health care.
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).Working Schedule: Work Fridays as a core part of your scheduled working week.
Main duties of the job- Caseload Management: Manage a dedicated caseload of service users experiencing a first episode of psychosis using evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate recovery plans.
- Collaborative Care Planning: Work closely with service users, their families, and support networks to identify goals and deliver interventions that maximize engagement, promote choice and independence, and balance risk effectively.
- Duty Function & Assessments: Actively participate in the North & West Kent EIP-wide duty function based out of the Gillingham base, facilitating clinical assessments across the Medway and Swale area.
- Clinical & Medication Management: Maintain strong knowledge of psychotropic medication, safely administer depot medication as required, and manage Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) effectively.
- Statutory & Formal Processes: Attend and actively participate in Care Programme Approach (CPA) reviews and Mental Health Act tribunals.
- MDT & Integrated Working: Contribute a high standard of professional expertise to the multidisciplinary team, meeting current policies, standards, and practice guidelines while linking service users to wider community support networks.
About usWe 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.
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2026/27 figures)
DetailsDate posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum, plus High Cost Area allowance
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 380-NK298
Job locations: Arndale House, 18-20 Spital street, Dartford, DA1 2DL, United Kingdom
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person SpecificationExperienceEssential- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working with service users with psychosis when acutely unwell
- Experience and skills in clinical assessment
- Experience and skills in risk assessment, formulation and management
- Experience of working with service users with psychosis and their support network
Desirable- Experience of the use of evidence-based interventions relating to the care of service users with first episode of psychosis Experience of working with neurodiversity.
- Experience of working with service users experiencing psychosis within a community setting.
- Experience of working with service users aged 14- 65 years.
Training, Qualifications and RegistrationEssential- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer 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)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Operational Team Manager, Robert Mushonga, robert.mushonga@nhs.net, 07768507666
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
