About the Position
We are now looking to recruit a new Deputy Chief Nurse on a fixed-term contract for 12 months who will report to and work closely with our Acting Chief Nurse, Julie Kirby. You will support the delivery of high quality, compassionate care and support the Chief Nurse to provide strategic advice to the Trust Board on patient safety, quality assurance, regulatory standards. You will be a key link with CQC and provide professional leadership over our quality frameworks. Finally, you will support and assisting in the leadership of our approach to the identification, mitigation and management of risk.
Scope and Service Area
Covering a geographical area of 1,500 square miles and serving a population of 1.7million people, KMMH provides mental health, learning disability and residential substance misuse services across Kent and Medway. From April 2026 this will include Children and Young Persons Mental Health and Eating Disorder Services.
Our Organisation
We are a really special organisation, our patients are at the heart of everything we do, we are focussed on improving, aiming to be at our best in every contact we have with our service users, families, carers and partners.
Driving Licence Requirement
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).
Role Significance
Our Deputy Chief Nurse plays a critically important role support our Chief Nurse in providing professional leadership to our nursing and AHP workforce, which makes up the majority of the team, and as member of a focused, well established and high-performing executive team.
Candidate Profile
We are seeking an experienced senior mental health/learning disability nurse leader who brings extensive experience in key areas, including quality, patient safety, workforce development, and infection prevention and control. Someone who has a desire to lead, shape and improve the services we provide to our patients.
About the Trust
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Vision and Values
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. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join Us
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
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