Community Mental Health Practitioner (AA&HTT)

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chelmsford is seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner to support older adults with functional mental health issues. This part-time position (22.5 hours per week) involves working in a new team aimed at avoiding hospital admissions through home treatment. Candidates should be registered mental health nurses or occupational therapists with relevant qualifications and experience. The role offers development opportunities and staff perks, making it an exciting opportunity in mental health care.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible Employer

Qualifications

• Registered Mental health Nurse or Occupational Therapist with relevant qualifications.
• Evidence of personal and professional development in contemporary mental health practice.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support older adults with functional mental health issues.
• Provide home treatment with a Home First approach.
• Work with existing community services.

Skills

Ability to prioritize workload and competing demands

Time management skills

Ability to build relationships

Judgement and decisiveness

Education

Registered Mental health Nurse or Occupational Therapist

Educated to Degree Level

Non-medical Independent prescriber

Job description

Community Mental Health Practitioner (AA&HTT)

The closing date is 17 December 2025

Previous applicants need not apply

Community Mental Health Practitioner Functional Intensive Response and Support Team The Crystal Centre Part Time Hours 22.5 hrs per week.

Main duties of the job

We are pleased to offer the new and exciting opportunity to join the new Mid and South Essex, Older Adult Admission Avoidance & Home Treatment Team. As part of the transformation agenda a new service is being formed to provide support to Older Adults, with Frailty and Functional Mental Health needs.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

As part of this developing service you will help support older adults with functional mental health issues to meet increased needs / rising risk to support admission avoidance and provide home treatment with a Home First approach to support. You will work with a new and growing team, the existing community services and the established Dementia Admission avoidance services across Mid and South Essex

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registered Mental health Nurse, or Occupational Therapist.
• Additional Professional Qualifications in Older adult Mental Health /Dementia or Experience
• Evidence of personal and professional development in contemporary mental health practice and dementia care
• Educated to Degree Level
• Non-medical Independent prescriber

Knowledge

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidelines.
• Good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice
• Understanding of the Care Act
• Good understanding of national policy and the implications for good mental health
• An understanding of Frailty and the complexities of later life
• Experience in the use of risk assessment tools
• Use of screening tools in dementia

Skills/Experience

• Evidence of ability to prioritise workload and competing demands
• Evidence of objective setting, time management skills etc
• Ability to plan ways of improving efficiency and cost effectiveness of clinical services
• Evidence of personal development
• Ability to build relationships and negotiate satisfactory outcomesAbility to know when to seek the support and guidance of more senior colleagues when necessary
• Ability to use own judgement confidently and decisively

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.