Trainee Mental Health Community Practitioner (Development Role)

Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care Nhs Trust; Charlton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is recruiting a Trainee Mental Health Practitioner for the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Evesham. The role focuses on population-based mental health care in the community, with opportunities to work with Primary Care Networks and to progress toward Band 6 with guidance from experienced staff.

The post is full-time and offers a developmental pathway within the team, including exposure to different clinical areas to broaden knowledge

Qualifications

• Assessment and management of clinical risk.
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• UK registration with current professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Attend weekly MDT meetings and participate in professionals' meetings.
• Signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need.
• Provide support and guidance to carers.
• Take part in the duty system and respond when patients are without their allocated worker.
• Receive clinical and managerial supervision regularly.

Skills

Assessment and management of clinical

Working within a multi-disciplinaryte

Education

Relevant professional qualification (Health or Social Care)

Current professional registration

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a Trainee Mental Health Practitioner within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. This role will focus on the delivery of population-based mental health care for the community of Evesham. You will be working alongside a team of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN). If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss. If you are a newly qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker, the Trainee MHP post offers a developmental package allowing you to work towards a Band 6 position in the team with guidance and support from experienced staff members and gives you the opportunity to spend time in other clinical areas to develop your knowledge and understanding of the service.

This is a full time post.

Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.

Main duties of the job

Will work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team. This post will offer a challenging and exciting opportunity to gain experience of working across the Mental Health Service in Evesham, developing relationships with Primary Care, partner agencies and wider mental health services. You will have the opportunity to design and deliver evidence-based recovery focused mental health interventions and groups. Knowledge of delivery psychoeducation within a group environment and 1:1 would be an advantage. You will have experience of working with this user group in community settings. You will have a registered qualification in mental health nursing, occupational therapy or social work. The ability to work flexibly as the need of the service demands is essential.

• Attend weekly MDT meetings, participate in professionals' meetings, signpost to adjunct services depending on patient need.
• Support and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services.
• Be supported in taking part in the duty system and act appropriately when dealing with patients who are experiencing difficulties in the absence of their allocated worker.
• Receive clinical and managerial supervision regularly.

A developmental plan will be available for this post. If you meet these requirements you will be offered a Band 6 post within the team.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website Staff benefits | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Essential qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g., in nursing (RMN), social work (BSc/Dip SW), Occupational Therapy (BSc OT)
• Current professional registration

Desirable qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Essential experience

• Assessment and management of clinical risk
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable experience

• Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems.
• Working in a primary care setting or secondary care setting
• Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions
• Managing own caseload
• Some community experience (however this can include time as a student or pre-qualification)

Essential knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health illnesses, understanding the signs and symptoms
• Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation

Essential additional criteria

• Will be required to complete breakaway/de-escalation training
• Will shadow and participate in regular locality duty system if required
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact

Team Lead: Lucy Marshall

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]

Closing date

Closing date: 11 November 2026

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