Impactful Community Mental Health Practitioner | Flexible

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS FT is seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Stockport Community Mental Health Team. You will provide holistic assessments, risk assessments and care plans for adults with severe mental illness, acting as a key worker and supervising junior staff.

The role involves MDT collaboration, depot medication administration for eligible patients, and delivering recovery-focused care. Pre-employment checks apply; NHS values and equality are central to the service.

Qualifications

• Social Work / Mental Health Nursing / Occupational Therapy qualification and registration with HCPC or NMC.
• Experience in community mental health work and willingness to undertake further training as required.
• Ability to manage a caseload and work within a MDT.
• Strong written and verbal communication, documentation and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Community Mental Health Practitioner and key worker for a defined group of clients.
• Provide supervision to staff and students within the team.
• Agree and implement care plans, risk assessments and interventions as part of a recovery-focused approach.
• Administer depot medication for eligible service users as part of duties.

Skills

Caseload management

MDT working

Supervision

Time management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Documentation

Relationship building

IT skills

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Social Work / Mental Health Nursing / Occupational Therapy

HCPC / NMC registration

Community mental health experience

Commitment to ongoing training

PSI training (desirable)

Mentor training / MSLAP (desirable)

Job description

Pennine Care NHS FT is seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Stockport Community Mental Health Team. You will provide holistic assessments, risk assessments and care plans for adults with severe mental illness, acting as a key worker and supervising junior staff.

The role involves MDT collaboration, depot medication administration for eligible patients, and delivering recovery-focused care. Pre-employment checks apply; NHS values and equality are central to the service.