Community Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join their South Locality Team. The role involves providing person-centered support to clients with serious mental health issues within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must possess a current registration as a Mental Health nurse and have experience in managing complex mental health needs. This position offers the chance to develop skills in a supportive environment while ensuring the highest level of patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people experiencing complex mental health problems.
• Skill in assessing mental health needs.
• Ability to manage and plan care and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Carry out nursing interventions within the community as required.
• Assist in the development of the Nursing Team to ensure high patient care standards.
• Manage a team caseload under supervision in line with nursing principles.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good organisation skills

Team player

Understanding of Physical health observations

Venepuncture (or willingness to train)

ECG (or willingness to train)

Education

Current registration as a level one Mental Health nurse/RMN

Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field

Job description

Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Community Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 16 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 nurse to join our innovative South Locality Team. The team offers a range of interventions which are person centred and fully collaborative with the Patient.

The post holder will work as a member of a multidisciplinary CMHT providing a service to clients experiencing mental health difficulties of a serious and enduring nature. You must demonstrate a flexible approach centring around the needs of patients, their families and significant others.

You will develop and maintain close and professional working relationships with colleagues in the team and across other statutory and voluntary agencies.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent team working skills, who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. You should be a competent and motivated practitioner with appropriate demonstrable experience. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and therapeutic intervention in the community.

Main duties of the job

To carry out nursing interventions within the community as required.

To assist in the development of the Nursing Team, working with other agencies to ensure the highest standard of patient care.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES / MAIN TASKS.

Managing a team caseload under supervision in accordance with sound nursing practice and principles.

Undertaking regular supervision and PDR in accordance with Trust policy.

Promoting and Maintaining the highest standards and attitudes towards the care of patients / clients. Assisting colleagues in maintaining an effective and efficient service.

Assisting, developing, implementing and evaluating plans of care, ensuring therapeutic and recreational programmes for patients / clients individually and in groups, in the Community.

Ordering, storage, monitoring and administration of medication.

Liaison within the multi-disciplinary care team, including carers, voluntary agencies etc.

Interested? Informal enquiries and visits to the team are welcomed. For further information please contact Nicola Smith or Riann Parr: 03000 215200

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration as a level one Mental Health nurse/RMN
• Possession of post graduate Qualification in relevant field

Experience

• Working with people experiencing complex mental health problems
• Assessing mental health needs
• Managing and planning care and risk management

Knowledge

• Knowledge of CPA, Mental Health Legislation
• NICE Guidance
• Recovery focussed interventions
• Use of information systems and I.T literate
• Knowledge of dialog and dialog+

Skills

• Excellent communication skills Both written and verbal
• Good organisation skills, time management
• Team player
• Committed to engagement and collaboration with carers and service users in care planning and service development
• Understanding of Physical health observations, monitoring and interventions
• Venepuncture or willingness to undertake training and utilise on completion
• ECG or willingness to undertake training and utilise on completion.

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT