Mental Health Community Practitioner

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service in England is seeking a full-time Mental Health Community Practitioner. This role involves delivering population-based mental health care in Hereford. The candidate will complete patient assessments, hold a caseload, develop care plans, and manage risks. Flexibility in working arrangements may be offered. Ideal for those passionate about future-oriented community mental health methods.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have a current professional registration.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
• Experience in Care Coordination.

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments on patients referred within the locality.
• Hold a caseload of patients and provide treatment.
• Develop care plans with patients and the MDT.
• Risk assess and manage patients as needed.
• Participate in the duty system when required.

Skills

Knowledge of principles of assessment

Knowledge of risk assessment and management

Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983

Experience in a mental health setting

Experience in managing own case load

Experience working within a multidisciplinary team

Experience in delivering evidence-based interventions

Education

Social work qualification

Nursing qualification

Occupational Therapy qualification

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Mental Health Community Practitioner

The closing date is 07 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a full time MentalHealth Practitioner within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. This role will focus on the delivery of population based mental health care for the community of Hereford City. You will be working alongside a team of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN). If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss. Consideration will be made for flexible working and there may be some opportunities for staff members to work from home where clinically possible.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of a MentalHealth Community Practitioner within our team includes (but not limited to):

Completing assessments on patients referred within the Hereford City locality. Referrals would typically come from GPs, however, may also come from internally within the trust or other agencies.

Holding a caseload of patients with a range of mental health illnesses and providing treatment to these individuals using evidence-based interventions as appropriate.

To develop care plans with patients and the MDT, to the utilise these care plans to support them in recovery.

To be able to risk assess and risk manage patients in response to their current needs.

To take part in the duty system and act appropriately when dealing with patients who are experiencing difficulties in the absence of their allocated worker.

Receive clinical and managerial supervision regularly, and to also supervise and support junior members within the team.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
• Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation

Additional Criteria

• Will be required to complete breakaway / de-escalation training
• To participate in regular locality duty system if required
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Experience

• Experience of working in a
• Mental Health setting
• Assessment of people
• presenting with mental health
• problems
• Assessment and managementof clinical risk
• Working within a multidisciplinary team
• Managing own case load
• Working in a primary care setting
• Working in collaboration with VCSE service
• Experience of Care Coordination
• Training/developing staff and / or patients
• Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions

Qualifications

• qualification relating to Health or
• Social Care e.g. in social work,
• nursing, OT with current
• professional registration
• RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
• Recent evidence of continuing
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
• Teaching / training qualification
• Psychological therapy qualification

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.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Hereford City Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Hereford City Neighbourhood Mental Health Team