Mental Health Outreach Team Practitioner

NHS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Portsmouth is looking for a Mental Health Outreach Team Practitioner to provide support to individuals with mental health conditions and substance misuse issues. This role involves working within a small multidisciplinary team and requires a qualified and registered mental health professional. Candidates should possess assessment skills and experience in both autonomous and team settings. The position offers further training opportunities and a flexible part-time schedule, amounting to 15 hours per week.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Responsibilities

• Support patients with co-occurring conditions in a community-based setting.
• Develop networks to support individuals with mental health needs.
• Conduct assessments and deliver evidence-based treatments collaboratively.

Skills

Assessment and risk assessment skills

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

Job description

Mental Health Outreach Team Practitioner

The closing date is 28 December 2025

HIOW NHS Trust have an exciting opportunity to join our team. You must be a qualified & Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist. This role will focus on working within the community and supporting those service users in Portsmouth with mental health conditions and substance misuse. You will be expected to be co‑located with substance misuse services and other organisations within this area of expertise as well as being an integrated part of Mental health services.

The Mental Health Outreach team is a small multidisciplinary team working predominately 9-5 Monday to Friday with some flexibility as required. The main aim is to provide timely and effective responses for people with co‑occurring conditions. This will be achieved by the team working together to improve access to services, which can reduce harm, improve health and enhance recovery, responding effectively and flexibly to presenting needs and preventing exclusion.

The team will be an access point for Adult Mental Health by assessing and working with our service users to access the most appropriate services which are tailored to support their mental health needs. Our service users will be supported by the right professional at the right time.

As a trust we have multiple opportunities for training and development. Including leadership training and opportunities for other advanced courses to progress your career.

Please note this role is for 15 hours a week.

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Outreach team are a community‑based, multi-disciplinary mental health team located in Portsmouth supporting patients with co‑occurring conditions. The successful applicant will be expected to work across statutory and voluntary agencies and develop a robust network to support those with co‑occurring needs across the city. The team will assess service users and offer short‑term intervention where indicated. The role will provide joint assessment, plan and deliver effective, evidence‑based treatment in collaboration with service users, carers and professionals from other established services. A strong emphasis is placed on recovery.

Assessment and risk assessment skills are required. Experience of working autonomously and within a team environment is also essential.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high‑quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk about Flexible Working – all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

• Be qualified to degree level, post graduate or equivalent
• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

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.

Salary and Contract

£31,049 to £37,796 a year. Please note for part‑time hours the salary will be pro‑rata.

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

348-PSE-9374

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)