Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner

Ministry Of Defence; Boscombe; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced mental health professional for a full-time role. You will provide essential mental health services to military personnel, ensuring high-quality assessment and treatment. The position requires strong clinical skills, effective communication, and the ability to work under pressure. Employee benefits include NHS pension and development opportunities, making it an attractive opportunity for those looking to enhance their healthcare portfolios.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Free parking

Access to gym

Learning and development opportunities

Maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health assessment and treatment.
• Ability to adapt to a new organizational culture.
• Experience with military populations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mental health services to military personnel.
• Implement necessary changes in service delivery improvments.
• Work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) while also functioning autonomously.

Skills

Clinical experience

Risk assessment and management

Ability to work under pressure

Communication skills

Flexibility

Commitment to service delivery

Job description

Are you an experienced mental health professional looking for a new challenge? Would you like to add military mental healthcare to your career portfolio? We are looking for someone with vision, substantial clinical experience and drive who can adapt to a new organisational culture whilst still adhering to the highest standards of professional practice. Your experience of assessing and managing risk will help to keep our serving military personnel safe whilst your clinical skills and knowledge will support timely and efficient service delivery. Experience of working with military populations would be welcome but it is by no means a pre‑requisite for application.

Employee benefits include:

• NHS Pension
• Free parking
• Access to gym
• Learning and development opportunities
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

Main duties of the job

As the successful post holder, you will provide a rapid, timely and high‑quality mental health service to all patients referred to the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) and Defence Mental Health Network (DMHN) for assessment and treatment of mental health problems and implementing changes as and when vital. You will need to be experienced, enthusiastic and committed to service delivery and improvement. Being able to cope well under pressure, be flexible and assertive and have the ability to communicate at all levels. Functioning as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), whilst working autonomously. The post holder will provide flexible and individualised care packages to meet the mental health (MH) needs of military personnel with mental health problems. This is a full‑time role of 37.5 hours per week, to join a military Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) and Defence Mental Health Network (DMHN).

Diversity and Inclusion

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm.