Senior Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Northam; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to deliver high-quality assessments and interventions for clients over 65 in North Devon. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and supporting junior staff. The ideal candidate will have experience in mental health, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment. Full-time position with a competitive salary offering flexibility in working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience working with older adults in mental health.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel across North Devon.
• Demonstrate leadership and clinical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and care-planned interventions.
• Collaborate with primary care networks.
• Contribute to staff development.

Skills

Proven experience in mental health

Excellent communication skills

Strong leadership

Ability to manage a caseload

Flexibility in working arrangements

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced mental health practitioner looking for a fulfilling role in a supportive and dynamic team?

The OPMH Community Team in North Devon is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our dedicated team that provides high-quality assessment and treatment for clients aged 65 and over, managing functional mental health and dementia presentations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions to individuals in their own homes or in residential settings across North Devon.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best outcomes for service users.
• Manage a caseload, ensuring that clinical priorities are met with professionalism and compassion.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience working in mental health, ideally within Older Peoples Mental Health (OPMH).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a genuine passion for working with older adults.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to manage a caseload effectively, ensuring high-quality care.
• Ability to travel across North Devon to meet the demands of the role.
• Flexibility in working arrangements, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities in this rural locality.
• You will demonstrate strong leadership and clinical expertise, supporting junior team members and promoting best practice.

Main Duties

• Undertaking assessments of new clients and providing care-planned interventions to your caseload.
• Supporting the team as it engages with four primary care networks at different stages of implementing Community Mental Health Framework developments, enhancements to provision for clients in residential care, and services for those living with frailty in their own homes.
• Contributing to staff career development and wellbeing within the team and Devon Partnership Trust.
• Based at Bideford Hospital with weekly MDT meetings; additional desk space at Barnstaple Health and Wellbeing clinic. Clients are seen in their homes, clinic settings, and via remote technology.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people\u2019s recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust\u2019s core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details

Date posted: 04 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9369-25-0723

Job locations: Bideford Hospital, Abbotsham Road, Bideford, Devon, EX393AG

Please refer to attached job description for details.

Employer: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

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

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to background checks as described.

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