Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

TN United Kingdom; Selby; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner in a dynamic team focused on supporting older adults with mental health needs. This role involves providing assessments, care coordination, and interventions in a community setting, ensuring a person-centered approach. The successful candidate will have the chance to develop leadership skills while working collaboratively with a dedicated multi-disciplinary team. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to delivering high-quality care and innovative service development. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship.
• Current professional registration and evidence of CPD are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and care coordination for older adults with mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and support colleagues.

Skills

Understanding of legal structures (MCA and MHA)

Risk assessment

Providing supervision and support to colleagues

Interpersonal skills

Team working skills

Education

Current professional registration with an approved professional body

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Leadership or management qualification

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Job description

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Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner, Selby

Client:

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Selby, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

17877b0a2390

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3

Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Worsley Court, Selby, to support older adults living with mental health needs. The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting aims to promote both recovery and living well.

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

Main duties of the job

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 older adults experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems including their carers and families.

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 skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.

This is an exciting period of development within the team with the implementation of managing emotions group and carers support group alongside our already well-established CST. This will enable the post holder to bring their skills and experience into new and innovative service development opportunities.

About us

The team works across two sites, with the second located in York. The team is committed to providing excellent evidence-based quality care to older adults. There is an identified need to offer flexible support to our other community teams within our locality. It is imperative that the successful candidate has a flexible proactive approach to their person-centred practice.

Date posted

10 April 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-NYM-019-25-A

Job locations

Worsley Court

Doncaster Road

Selby

YO8 9BX

Job responsibilities

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 Advanced 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.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1. Current professional registration with an approved professional body
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
3. For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education
4. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
5. Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale
6. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

1. Leadership or management qualification
2. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
3. For registered nurses: Non medical prescriber

Skills

Essential

1. Through application evidence of an understanding of legal structures such as the MCA and MHA.
2. Evidence of risk assessment
3. Evidence of providing supervision and support to colleagues

Experience

Essential

1. Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
2. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
3. Providing clinical supervision.
4. Working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

1. Leadership or management experience