Senior Practitioner

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sheffield seeks a Senior Practitioner for clinical and managerial leadership within the service. The role involves managing staff, developing practice, and ensuring compliance with health policies. Candidates should have experience in mental health work and hold a degree or equivalent. This position offers opportunities for professional development and teamwork in a diverse environment, committed to delivering the best patient care.

Benefits

Access to training and education opportunities

Supportive work environment

Involvement in research projects

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Social Worker at B6 level required.
• Evidence of continued professional development in leadership and management.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical advice to a broad range of professionals.
• Manage and develop staff from various professions.
• Promote evidence-based practice and ensure adherence to care pathways.

Skills

Knowledge of local and national policy related to mental health

Competence in providing expertise and leadership

Comprehensive knowledge of mental health act

Skills in Physical Health assessments

Audit and evaluation processes

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Senior Practitioner

The closing date is 19 December 2025

Provide a clinical/practice overview and input into the team. The post holder will provide a senior clinical and day to day managerial leadership role within the service. The post holder will be an integral part of the leadership/ management structure, developing practice, practitioners & team functioning.

Main duties of the job

Responsible with the Clinical Lead for managing and developing staff from a range of professions by providing regular work supervision and appraisal.

Be a positive role model to promote a conducive working environment.

Responsible with the Clinical Lead and Leadership Team for developing effective team working.

Responsible for the development of evidence-based practice within the service.

Responsible with the Clinical Lead for ensuring that the service adheres to care pathways and service wide systems and processes for the delivery of health and social care.

Responsible for the development of service policies and protocols in conjunction with other senior practitioners and managers across the service.

Responsible with the Clinical Lead for ensuring effective systems and governance structures to support the effective delivery of care.

Have a good understanding of the issues related to Safeguarding and be able to work collaboratively with the relevant safeguarding managers within the trust.

About us

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of.

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

Job responsibilities

Advise others of the role and function of the service.

Provide specific clinical and professional advice to a broad range of professionals.

Maintain close working relationships with professional leads.

Develop and maintain a professional interface with other services.

Establish and develop positive partnerships with primary care professionals and related community mental health services.

Develop and maintain clinical standards within the service in keeping with both local and national policy.

Person Specification

Technical Skills

• Demonstrate knowledge of local and national policy related to mental health
• Be competent and confident, to provide expertise, advice and clinical and managerial leadership and role modelling to the teams they are working with
• Comprehensive knowledge of mental health act and other relevant legislation
• Knowledge of importance of Physical Heath assessments and audits and the impact on service users.
• Knowledge of audit and evaluation processes

Training and Qualifications

• Experience of working as a Registered Nurse or Social Worker at B6 level
• Be educated to degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of continued professional development, including in leadership and management

Experience

• Experience of supervising staff
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of skill and expertise in effective decision making whilst exposed to distressing and highly emotional situations.
• Experience of mental health work in a community setting
• Experience of working with a culturally diverse population
• Involvement in audit or evaluation

Other

• Leadership skills and the ability to direct and motivate staff
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload and work on own initiative
• Ability to work in collaboration with service users and carers

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.

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust