Community Mental Health Practitioner

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; East Oakley; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Older Persons CMHT based at The Health Hub, Chantry Centre, Andover. You will manage a complex caseload, coordinate care, supervise junior staff and work within a busy multidisciplinary team.

The role requires UK registration in nursing, OT or mental health, a recognized mentorship qualification, and at least 2 years post-registration experience.

Qualifications

• Registered professional with UK registration.
• Mentorship qualification required or willingness to undertake within agreed timeframe.
• Minimum 24 months post-registration clinical experience.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate care for a complex caseload within CMHT.
• Supervise junior staff including Band 5 and Band 3 roles.
• Formulate care and risk management plans in recovery-focused manner.
• Liaise with other services to achieve best patient outcomes.
• Contribute to team development and reports.

Formation

Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapist

Recognised Mentorship qualification

24 months post registration experience

Description du poste

Job summary

Are you interested in Senior Community Mental Health role? Do you have a passion for working with older adults? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Based at The Health Hub, Chantry Centre, Andover the Older Persons CMHT offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for people with a deterioration in cognition and/or dementia and over 65's who present with functional mental health illnesses. We work closely with carers and other services, such as Adult Health and Social Care and with the voluntary sector. The CMHT is a lively, dynamic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team which provides care coordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs. You will need excellent assessment and communication skills. In addition, you will carry a caseload and participate in the team's duty system. As a senior clinician, you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery focused care as well as producing reports, supervising staff and running clinics as necessary. The successful candidate will have sound clinical skills, be able to coordinate complex care, have good administration and IT skills, as well as good report writing, organisational skills and working knowledge of safeguarding. Applicants must have a driving licence suitable for use in the United Kingdom and access to a vehicle for work purposes. Our working hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:00.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner will work as a core member of the Community Mental Health team to co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users, and also whilst supervising a Band 5 Community Practitioner/Band 3 Community Health Care Support Worker. Working under the supervision of the Team Manager the practitioner will formulate care and risk management plans in accordance with identified need and ensure that these are recovery focussed and developed in collaboration with the service user and where appropriate their relative and carer. You will liaise with other services to ensure the best outcome for the patient and their network. You will actively consider and participate in team development.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Details

Date posted: 26 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Pro rata for part time hours

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 348-MNH-12853

Closing date: 08 November 2026

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapist.
• Recognised Mentorship qualification (applies to nurses) or preparedness to undertake this within agreed timeframe
• 24 months post registration experience

Desirable

• See JD

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Andover Health Hub, The Chantry Centre, Chantry Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1RL, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager Anke Muylaert, [e-mail], 02382313138

Applicants are considered on merit and the Trust is committed to equality of opportunity.