Community Mental Health Practitioner (AA&HTT) | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A health service organization in Chelmsford is seeking a part-time Community Mental Health Practitioner to join their team supporting older adults with mental health issues. The role involves helping to avoid hospital admissions and delivering treatment at home. Candidates should be motivated and willing to engage in learning and development opportunities. This diverse role offers several benefits, including NHS staff discounts and flexible work options.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Day One Flexible Employer

Responsibilities

• Support older adults with functional mental health issues.
• Help meet increased needs to support admission avoidance.
• Provide home treatment with a Home First approach.

Job description

Overview

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

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.

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;

Benefits

• 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

Staff Bank

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.

Role Context

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Nov 2025