Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Location: Exeter, EX2 5AF
Salary: £37338.00 to £44962.00
Date posted: 11th April 2025
Closing date: 27th April 2025

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to work within the East & Mid Devon Home Treatment Team based at Wonford House.

The primary roles and purpose of the team is to provide home treatment, avoiding hospital admission where possible and if admission is indicated, we work with clients throughout this time and endeavour to facilitate early discharge. We are very proud of the service we provide and are committed to providing high quality care to clients and their carers/families.

Main duties of the job

You will become part of a multi-disciplinary team creating care plans and strategies that deliver recovery-focused care for people with complex mental health needs. You will play a key role in a dynamic multidisciplinary team, working with multiple agencies on a daily basis. You will be confident working without supervision, with the knowledge to devise individual recovery plans for the people you see. It's important that you can communicate effectively, not only with your colleagues, but the people you care for, their families and carers. You will be at the centre of their care.

You will be passionate about making a difference to people's lives. You will be responsible for managing and directing the care of some of the most vulnerable people we are responsible for, many of whom will have complex and ongoing needs. You will use your skills and experience to develop packages of treatment that focus on recovery. We call it inspiring hope together.

You will be an experienced mental health professional with a professional mental health qualification (RMN, RGN, Social Worker or OT). You will be currently registered with a professional body.

About us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include attributes such as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience working at band 5 in both inpatient and/or community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting.
• Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis.
• Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision.
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience in deputising for more senior staff.
• Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by ward managers or others.

Knowledge

• An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• CPA Process.
• Awareness of community structures and social care management responsibilities.
• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
• Able to produce well-written reports.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
• Ability to think and work independently/autonomously and with a complex caseload.
• Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
• Ability to manage risk.
• Able to plan creatively to maximise the effectiveness of care plans.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Qualifications

• A professional mental health qualification (RMN, Social Work, RGN or OT), on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to specialism.
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements.
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff. Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service.

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.