Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Northallerton is seeking a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role involves assessing and coordinating care for individuals with complex mental health needs, providing evidence-based interventions, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in mental health care, strong communication skills, and a commitment to collaborative work with various agencies. Competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, pro rata, is offered for this position.

Qualifications

• 18 months post qualifying experience in mental health care.
• Experience mentoring and facilitating student placements.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and care coordination.
• Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Mental health care experience

Collaborative working

Clinical supervision

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Education

Current professional registration

Post-graduate qualification

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 17 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a community based multi-disciplinary team based in North Moor House, Northallerton.

As a senior practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with people of varying ages and complex needs, including service users, Carers, families and our partners including statutory and voluntary agencies.

The successful candidate will participate in a range of interventions including triage, complex assessments and risk management and deliver evidence based psychological well being interventions (training will be provided) to support a purposeful service user journey whilst with the team.

The successful candidate may also be required to provide ongoing coaching support, clinical and caseload supervision to junior colleagues and wider members of the MDT.

Applicants must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Main duties of the job

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting. As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community with people who have complex needs ranging from mild to moderate level of need to severe and enduring level of need and complexity.

You will demonstrate excellent assessment and analysis skills, interpersonal, communication and team working skills. You will need to be committed to working collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies to promote holistic wellbeing and recovery focused care.

East Integrated Community Mental Health Team is a lively, dynamic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team committed to collaboration and joint working. You will support the team's improvement activities for co-creation, aiming to deliver care that is highly personalised to each individual's needs and working closely with families, paid and unpaid carers.

You will be encouraged and supported to bring your skills and experience to contribute to our team and locality's service development and continuous improvement and innovation endeavours.

About us

The vacancy is within a community-based service that delivers care across Hambleton.

The team are committed to providing excellent evidence-based quality care to the adult population. It is imperative that the successful candidate has a flexible pro-active approach to their person-centred practice.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information and to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Clinical Specialist Nurse/Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

We encourage interested professionals to get in touch with us to discuss the role and our services. It may also be possible for you to arrange a visit to meet the team prior to interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a care environment.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community environment.

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum