Senior Mental Health Practitioner

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner for a full-time role within a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have substantial mental health experience and strong organizational skills. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, providing supervision, and delivering interventions. Opportunities for training and development are available.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Opportunities for training and development

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Experience working with adults who have complex mental health needs.
• Knowledge of the Care Act and contemporary best practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a caseload of service users with complex needs.
• Provide managerial supervision to junior colleagues.
• Deliver recovery-focused health and social care interventions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Risk profiling

Clinical decision-making

Education

RMN, RGN, RNLD, OT or Social Work registration

Teaching qualification

Job description

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 19 November 2025

The Mental Health & Wellness Team in Waltham Forest (MH&WT) is looking to recruit a Senior Mental Health Practitioner Band 6 Nurse for a full-time vacancy. The post holder will be working within a dynamic and friendly multi‑disciplinary team. Applicants will have substantial experience of working within a mental health setting and will possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills as well as evidence‑based knowledge of working in the Recovery Model framework and trauma informed care.

The Successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside a multi‑disciplinary team of professionals in the newly formed Mental Wellness teams. All successful candidates will have the opportunity to participate in the projects that support the team and to apply for training and development initiatives.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of our multi‑disciplinary team and will coordinate a caseload of service users that have complex and challenging needs.

We require good IT skills and knowledge of using electronic recording systems. It is essential that you are willing to work flexibly within the demands of the service.

You will work closely within a multi‑disciplinary team and other agencies to deliver recovery focused health and social care interventions that includes managing risk and the Safeguarding of vulnerable adults.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide managerial supervision to junior colleagues, mentor MDT students and participate in on‑going educational and research programmes.

About us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement – London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
• RMN, RGN, RNLD, OT or Social Work. Registration with relevant professional body
• Teaching qualification or other specific job related post‑registration qualification (eg Mentoring and Enabling Learning in Practice, ENB‑998 or equivalent)
• of CPD

Experience

• Working with adults who have complex mental health needs
• Working with adults dual diagnosis
• Working in an acute environment
• To have experience in working/liaising with multi‑disciplinary teams, internal and external agencies in the provision of care
• To have experience of assessing, planning and initiate care
• Ability to work under pressure, quickly and effectively, making timely clinical decisions in conjunction with the MDT
• Anility to work both independently and as part of the team

Knowledge

• Understanding the Care Act and its application
• Understanding of contemporary evidence based 'best practice
• Understanding of the mental capacity act
• Understanding of NICE CQC and DoH guidance
• Awareness of The 1983 Mental Health Act, related legal guidance and ethical practice

Skills

• Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
• Well‑developed interpersonal skills, especially the ability to engage with service users and significant others in busy/high pressure environments
• Robust assessment of mental health presentation and risk profiling
• Ability to facilitate positive MDT working relationships across all service areas
• Ability to maintain confidentiality where appropriate
• Ability to work closely with the families, friends and significant others of service users in assessing need and planning intervention
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equal opportunities in service delivery
• Ability to formulate clear and concise clinical records and be able to disseminate information appropriately and to relevant agencies

Other

• To be aware and demonstrate the Trust Values
• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
• To be flexible, supportive and if required to take a new role within NELFT appropriate to knowledge, education and skills, as required

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust