Total 8 job vacancies by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

1 in 4 of us living in the UK will experience mental ill health each year. And when that happens in Kent and Medway, KMPT is there to offer specialist support to the most seriously unwell.

Each year we look after over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community. And we can do that because of our 3,700+ staff, who are dedicated to providing the best possible care at what can be one of the most difficult points of a person’s, and their loved ones’, lives.

If you're a talented communications professional with a passion for making a difference - someone who thrives in a busy and fast-paced environment – now is your chance to join our high-performing, friendly team, and play a key role in helping us make every day a better day for our patients. Internally this means focusing on improving staff engagement, and culture and enabling change. Externally this means focusing on improving the Trust’s reputation with its patients, partners, and communities.

You would be joining at a pivotal time as we take forward ambitious plans to improve how we care for our patients, support and empower our staff, and work with our partners. From radically transforming how mental health care is offered to people in the community, to reshaping KMPT’s identity and culture and working better with partners to address health inequalities it’s a really exciting time to be part of the team.

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We're looking for someone to produce high-quality and engaging communications to support both internal and external activity for the people we care for, the people who work for us, and our partners. As part of this, you would be:
• Planning and delivering effective, audience-focused campaigns and events;
• Producing accessible, compelling content, in collaboration with clinical teams and services, that engages target audiences across our channels (which include social media, video, web, print, email, newsletters, leaflets, and marketing materials);
• Managing sensitive issues appropriately and responding to media enquiries effectively, working closely with Trust colleagues where needed; and
• Measuring and evaluating communications activity to extract insight and inform future campaigns or communications projects.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Administrator role, working across the Kent and Medway Provider Collaborative and based in the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual with strong Personal Assistant experience and teamwork skills. You will demonstrate the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders to support the Programme Director and team in keeping this important work on track.

The role is busy and varied, working closely with the Programme Director and team to ensure delivery. Key responsibilities include complex diary management, an ability to keep track of deadlines, preparation of presentations, leading on key aspects of team working and ensuring that meetings are well prepared, providing administrative support throughout.

The successful candidate will have previous experience as a Personal Assistant and excellent organisational skills, demonstrate good time management, a high level of competency in using Microsoft Office packages and the ability to work under pressure with demanding deadlines. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required and the post holder will have the ability to liaise with staff at all levels across the system and work effectively as part of a team.

You will be a confident, innovative and motivated individual, able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload as well as supporting the wider team.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Full details are available within the job description but main points are :

The role is busy and varied, working closely with the Programme Director and team to ensure delivery. Key responsibilities include complex diary management, an ability to keep track of deadlines, preparation of presentations, leading on key aspects of team working and ensuring that meetings are well prepared, providing administrative support throughout.

The successful candidate will have previous experience as a Personal Assistant and excellent organisational skills, demonstrate good time management, a high level of competency in using Microsoft Office packages and the ability to work under pressure with demanding deadlines. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required and the post holder will have the ability to liaise with staff at all levels across the system and work effectively as part of a team.

You will be a confident, innovative and motivated individual, able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload as well as supporting the wider team.


This advert closes on Sunday 7 Apr 2024

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Programme Manager Role working across the Kent and Medway Provider Collaborative and based in the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated and talented individual, with excellent engagement, programme and leadership skills.

This is a key senior role which will lead the development and implementation of a core area priorities within the Collaborative’s Transformation Programme to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery for patients across Kent and Medway.

You will ensure resources are well managed and robust methodology and benchmarking is adhered to throughout. You will ensure processes are in place to effectively identify and manage project and programme risks.

The post holder will be required to travel flexibly across the Kent and Medway area and be present on site to ensure good engagement and promote positive team working.

You will support the Programme Director having delegated Authority for key meetings and ensuring high quality papers and effective engagement of all partners.

The post holder will manage and develop a highly complex set of relationships, for enabling positive change and progress against the collaborative objectives.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their track record of leadership delivery against the points above. You will have strong patient first values and a focus on inclusion. You will be able to convince the panel that you can work with people to get them on board with the programme and achieve positive change for the system.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Please see Job Description for full details

This is a key senior role which will lead the development and implementation of a core area priorities within the Collaborative’s Transformation Programme to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery for patients across Kent and Medway.

You will also deputise for the Programme Director and Associate Director and lead on a number of key deliverables, programmes and relationships. You will set a strong tone of effective collaborative delivery, tackling health inequalities and strong patient, clinician and public engagement.

You will ensure resources are well managed and robust methodology and benchmarking is adhered to throughout. You will ensure processes are in place to effectively identify and manage project and programme risks.

The post holder will be required to travel flexibly across the Kent and Medway area and be present on site to ensure good engagement and promote positive team working.



You will support the Programme Director having delegated Authority for key meetings and ensuring high quality papers and effective engagement of all partners.

The post holder will manage and develop a highly complex set of relationships, for enabling positive change and progress against the collaborative objectives.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their track record of leadership delivery against the points above. You will have strong patient first values and a focus on inclusion. You will be able to convince the panel that you can work with people to get them on board with the programme and achieve positive change for the system.


This advert closes on Monday 8 Apr 2024

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Do you have a passion for fairness and a knack for resolving problems? Are you detail-oriented and excel at providing exceptional customer service? If so, we want to hear from you!

About the Role:

To be responsible for investigating and resolving all stages of complaints in a fair and impartial manner. With a sound understanding of the regulatory timescales and deadlines associated with complex complaint resolution, you will be required to take case ownership and conduct a comprehensive investigation using all available information and documentation. Duties extend to dealing with all cases that are referred to the Housing Ombudsman Service. Ultimately there should be a focus on resolving complaints fairly and providing a high-level customer experience.

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 20% to be spent on site in Aylesford, in line with current hybrid working policy.

Flexible work patterns are also available

Investigations
• Act as the case investigator and liaise with the commissioning manager to gather the detail for the issues/concerns raised
• Work autonomously as an independent and impartial practitioner
• Work with the Employee Relations Team
• Work with the Employee Relations Manager to ensure robust mechanisms are in place to drive up the quality and speed of case investigations
• Present investigation findings at hearings and employment tribunals as appropriate

Policy and Service Development
• Ensure investigation guidance, templates and tools remain up to date
• Support the development and delivery of the Trust investigation processes
• Responsibility for embedding consistent methodologies and approaches conducting investigations.

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 across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
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.

Benefits
• Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank holidays
• Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).
• Realistic flexible working options

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.


This advert closes on Thursday 4 Apr 2024

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Manager role, working across the Kent and Medway Provider Collaborative and based in the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual with a track record of leading improvements in partnership with reams. You will demonstrate strong project technical skills and the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve improvements for patients.

The role is busy and varied, working closely with Project Managers and the wider team, to ensure delivery. The project manager will shape and implement core deliverables for the collaborative. You will be responsible for ensuring colleagues and partners are involved effectively and that projects progress in a timely manner. You will have a key role in producing papers and reports for relevant meetings. You will have strong and effective relationships within the provider collaborative team and with colleagues in partner organisations.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of delivering improvements in a complex environment, including involving teams in pathway or process redesign, setting and achieving milestones, identifying risks and putting in place appropriate mitigation. You will be able to produce reports to a high standard and gain buy in from a range of audiences

You will be a confident, innovative and motivated individual, focused on patient care, able to involve patients and wider stakeholders in your work and with a good understanding of healthcare inequalities.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Benefits
• Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank holidays
• Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
• Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).

Please see the job description for full details

The role is busy and varied, working closely with Project Managers and the wider team, to ensure delivery. The project manager will shape and implement core deliverables for the collaborative. You will be responsible for ensuring colleagues and partners are involved effectively and that projects progress in a timely manner. You will have a key role in producing papers and reports for relevant meetings. You will have strong and effective relationships within the provider collaborative team and with colleagues in partner organisations.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of delivering improvements in a complex environment, including involving teams in pathway or process redesign, setting and achieving milestones, identifying risks, and putting in place appropriate mitigation. You will be able to produce reports to a high standard and gain buy-in from a range of audiences

You will be a confident, innovative, and motivated individual, focused on patient care, able to involve patients and wider stakeholders in your work, and with a good understanding of healthcare inequalities.


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Apr 2024

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Support Officer role, working across the Kent and Medway Provider Collaborative and based in the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. We are looking for an organised and enthusiastic individual with strong administrative and project experience with good teamwork skills. You will demonstrate the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders to support the team in keeping this important work on track.

The role is busy and varied, working closely with the team to ensure delivery. Key responsibilities include, keeping track of deadlines, preparation of presentations, ensuring good engagement in projects, maintaining the project library, risk log and tracking systems and ensuring the work is underpinned by sound benchmarking data.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of administration and project work, demonstrate good time management, a high level of competency in using Microsoft Office packages and the ability to work under pressure with demanding deadlines. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required and the postholder will have the ability to liaise with staff, patients and the public at all levels across the system and work effectively as part of a team.

You will be a confident, innovative and motivated individual, committed to equalities and inclusion and able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload as well as supporting the wider team.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Please see the job description for full details

The successful candidate will have previous experience in administration and project work, demonstrate good time management, a high level of competency in using Microsoft Office packages, and the ability to work under pressure with demanding deadlines. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required and the post holder will have the ability to liaise with staff, patients, and the public at all levels across the system and work effectively as part of a team.

You will be a confident, innovative, and motivated individual, committed to equality and inclusion and able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload as well as supporting the wider team.


This advert closes on Sunday 14 Apr 2024

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A Vacancy at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.


We are looking for a person to take on the role of Information Governance and Records Management Officer, working within a fast paced department as part of the Information Security team.

Due to a relocation of the office the training for the role may take place within Sittingbourne.



The post holder will be responsible for providing full administrative and clerical support to the Information Governance and Records Management Department.

They will provide a varied and wide range of Information Governance and Records Management functions relating to confidentiality, information sharing and information security. They will also process requests for information under both Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act and associated legislative frameworks.

The successful applicant should have proven administrative expertise, ideally within an Information Governance environment. Due to the nature of the role, you must be able to communicate with tact, understanding and discretion across all levels of staff and with members of the public.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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.

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main responsibilities of the role.

Please note - Due to a relocation of the office the training for the role may take place within Sittingbourne.


This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Dec 2023

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We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic professional to join our Financial Management team .

This role will cover the full suite of financial management responsibilities for a Directorate, including undertaking detailed expenditure analysis at Directorate and service level as required through to establishment control and forecasting.

The post will support the production of monthly financial reports; proactively investigating variances and providing analytical reports as required.

We positively encourage and support continuous training with the Finance Team and study support for CCAB Qualification is available.



We are looking to attract experienced candidates to work alongside the wider Financial Management team

The Financial Management team are responsible for the setting and monitoring of the Trust's budgets and in supporting the budget holders to achieve financial stability.

The post holder will need to complete a wide variety of tasks supporting the main body of Management Accounts, including regular journals, checking of invoices received and raising invoices to third parties.

The successful candidate will also need meet with budget holders on a regular within the Directorates and prepare forecasts based on these.

The role will also include helping with the year end accounts , ensuring all reconciliations are complete and up to date , analysis and assist with improvement of process and methodologies within the team.

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 across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

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 a



This role will cover the full suite of financial management responsibilities for a Directorate, including undertaking detailed expenditure analysis at divisional and service level as required through to establishment control and forecasting.

The post will support the production of monthly financial reports; proactively investigating variances and providing analytical reports on areas.

Please see job description for full details.


This advert closes on Monday 7 Aug 2023

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