Mental Health Practitioner (RMN)

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS as a Mental Health Practitioner in Basingstoke, where you will support patients with mental health difficulties through innovative care within a committed team. This role involves assessments and collaboration between Primary and Secondary Mental Health Services, promoting effective recovery and well-being for the community.

Benefits

Outstanding opportunities for career development

Training and collaborative working

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• More than 2 years' experience with clients with severe and enduring mental health needs.
• Ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post.
• Completion of a mentorship course.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice, assessment, treatment, and support.
• Triaging and conducting initial assessments.
• Deliver clinical advice to GPs.

Skills

Patient Care

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

Assessment Skills

Education

Mentorship course

Clinical supervision training

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioner (RMN)

The closing date is 06 July 2025

This is an exciting, and innovative post to support the needs of the local population living with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. We are looking for a registered nurse to take a central role in the development of the mental health offer in our Primary Care Network. Through the delivery of excellent, compassionate services to promote the recovery and well-being of patients, carers and families you will be joining a well-established, friendly, and committed team who prioritise patient centred practice.

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Practitioner;

*You will work in a multi-agency way supporting the interface between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health Services, to provide specialist advice and support, assessment, treatment, education and solution-focused approaches to the local Primary Care Teams.

*You will be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care.

*Triaging and undertaking initial assessment, signposting to appropriate services, or providing time-limited psycho-social therapeutic interventions directly, in GP surgeries and other primary care settings.

*Providing clinical advice to GPs such as specialist opinion, this will contribute to the safe and effective day to day operation of the PCN and the efficient and timely management of clinical enquiries and decision-making.

*Maintain clinical knowledge and skills by attending training and applying this in practice to support the development of the team.

*You will take an active role in the developments of the Enhanced Primary Care Mental Health Team and with support deputise for the team lead in their absence

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 - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Mentorship course / evidence of CPD
• *Ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post
• *Clinical supervision training
• *More than 2 years' experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health needs

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust