Associate Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Braintree; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + bank holidays (33)

Excellent NHS pension (up to 14.5%)

Blue Light Card / NHS discounts

Season ticket loans

£8K relocation package

Staff wellbeing services

Job summary

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 4 Associate Practitioner in the Gables Specialist Mental Health Team, covering Braintree and Maldon in Essex. The role blends clinical and administrative tasks to support a multi-disciplinary team providing community mental health care.

The post involves leading physical health clinics, supporting clozapine and depot services, and contributing to duty rosters.

Responsibilities

• Leading and running the physical health clinics
• Providing support to clozapine and depot clinics where required
• Supporting the team’s duty service on a rota
• Organising and following up on clinical outcomes after assessments
• Providing healthy lifestyle and health promotion advice
• Assisting senior clinicians in risk assessment and care-planned interventions
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and escalating as needed

Job description

Associate Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

The Gables Specialist Mental Health Team is a community mental health services that covers the areas of Braintree and Maldon in Essex. The team are responsible for the care and treatment for patients with a mental health condition and who present with risks that require a Multi-Disciplinary Team who require intervention and support.

Core functions of the team include:

• Care Coordination
• Clozapine and depot clinics
• Physical health clinic
• Occupational Therapy
• Social Work tasks under the Care Act 2014

The Band 4 Associate Practitioner role is a mixture of clinical tasks, administrative tasks and other roles that support the functioning of the Specialist Mental Health Team, including but not limited to:

• Leading and running the physical health clinics
• Providing support to the clozapine and depot clinics where required
• Supporting the teams duty service on a rota
• Organising and following up on clinical outcomes following assessments
• Provide healthy lifestyle advice, and health promotion advice
• Assisting senior clinicians in the assessment and management of risk or to carry out care planned interventions
• Identify possible safeguarding concerns and take appropriate action through escalation of concerns

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Please see full Job Description and Person Specification documents for all details regarding the role being advertised.

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Oct 2026