Mental Health Practitioner

Derbyshire Constabulary; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward and benefits available to all

Job summary

Derbyshire Constabulary invites applications for a Mental Health Practitioner to provide occupationally focused mental health assessments, case management, and short-term interventions for staff and officers. The role emphasises wellbeing, prevention and supporting a resilient workforce.

Specific requirements include RNMH with current NMC registration (Part 3) and experience in risk management including suicide/self-harm.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse (RNMH) with current NMC registration (part 3).
• Experience managing risk, including suicide and self-harm.
• Ability to deliver solutions-focused interventions.

Responsibilities

• Clinical practice and case management.
• Wellbeing and prevention initiatives.
• Post incident and trauma support.

Skills

Risk management experience

Solutions-focused interventions

Trauma support experience

Education

RNMH with NMC registration (Part 3)

Job description

Provide a specialist mental health expertise to our staff and officers! As our Mental Health Practitioner, you’ll deliver occupationally focused mental health assessments, case management, and short-term interventions. You’ll be offering preventative advice, focusing on the relationship between health and work. Supporting wellbeing strategies helping us maintain a healthy and resilient workforce. If you are passionate about improving lives, committed to delivering high-quality care and motivated to share psychological wellbeing across the organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Clinical practice and case management
• Wellbeing and prevention
• Post incident and trauma support

You Will Need To

• Be a registered mental health nurse (RNMH) with current NMC registration (part 3)
• Have experience of managing risk, including suicide and self-harm
• Be able to deliver solutions-focused interventions

This is more than just a clinical position, it’s an opportunity to create a meaningful change, supporting those who serve our communities, and help build a workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Please note this is role is initially for 2 years on a fixed term contract

What’s in it for you?

At Derbyshire Constabulary, we want to create an environment that puts people first, so you feel supported in everything you do. We have a range of reward and benefits available to all our employees.

Who We Are

At Derbyshire Constabulary, policing isn’t just patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our dedicated team of professional support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Derbyshire.

To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

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