Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Scarborough is seeking a senior practitioner to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves conducting assessments, providing clinical supervision, and working closely with service users and their families. Candidates should have at least 18 months post-qualifying experience and be committed to collaborative working to support individuals with complex needs.

Qualifications

• At least 18 months post-qualifying experience.
• Sign-off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Conduct triage and complex assessments.
• Provide coaching support and clinical supervision.
• Participate in team interventions for diverse client needs.

Skills

Experience in mental health

Collaborative working

Supervisory skills

Assessment skills

Education

Current professional registration

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Qualified mentor or educator

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 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 candidates with participate in a range of interventions including triage, complex assessments, depot clinics, diagnostic assessments for the neuro diverse client group and psychosocial interventions.

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

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

This post is not solely limited to professionals from a social care or nursing background, applications from Allied Health Professions are welcome.

Details

Date posted: 04 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 346-NYA-101-25-B

Job locations: Ellis Centre, Dean Road, Scarborough, YO11 3BN

Job responsibilities

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.

Visits to the team are welcome and encouraged.

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

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We\'re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

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)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• 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

Desirable

• 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

Desirable

• 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Ellis Centre

Dean Road

Scarborough

YO11 3BN

Employer's website: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/