Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Assertive Outreach Team

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Professional to join the South Somerset Assertive Outreach Team in Yeovil. You will work with people facing complex mental health challenges in the community, helping them achieve goals, maintain wellbeing, and access needed support.

In this multidisciplinary, person-centred role, you will manage your own caseload, develop leadership skills, support colleagues, and contribute to service improvements shaping future

Qualifications

• Band 6 level role within community health services.
• Experience with people with severe and enduring mental health needs is preferred.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users and support their goals.
• Collaborate with families, carers and partner organisations to coordinate care.
• Lead on service development projects and contribute to service improvement.

Skills

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Leadership potential

Job description

If you're passionate about helping people with severe and enduring mental health needs live fulfilling, independent lives, this could be the role for you.

As a Band 6 Community Mental Health Professional within the South Somerset Assertive Outreach Team, you'll make a meaningful difference every day by supporting people with some of the most complex mental health challenges in the community. Working closely with service users, families, carers, and partner organisations, you'll help individuals achieve their goals, maintain their wellbeing, and access the support they need to thrive. This role is based within the South Somerset Assertive Outreach Team at Holly Court, Yeovil.

You’ll join a compassionate, multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, innovation, and person-centred care. Alongside managing your own caseload, you’ll have opportunities to develop your leadership skills, support colleagues, contribute to service improvement projects, and help shape the future of community mental health services.

Whether you’re an experienced mental health nurse, occupational therapist, or social worker looking to progress your career, this is an opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your expertise and ideas will be valued.