Senior Mental Health Access & Triage Practitioner

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; South Carolina; On-site; USD 43,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Access Wellbeing Single Point of Access. The role focuses on specialist screening, telephonic triage, and autonomous clinical decision-making within a multidisciplinary team.

You will provide supervision and training, maintain high-quality documentation, and support service development while prioritising safety, privacy and dignity for service users.

Qualifications

• Qualified mental health practitioner with evidence-based clinical skills.
• Experience in triage and risk assessment within mental health services.
• Ability to provide supervision and mentorship to other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Screen, assess and provide specialist mental health care via telephone and occasional face-to-face assessments.
• Deliver high-quality, person-centred care while safeguarding privacy and dignity.
• Offer guidance, supervision and training to staff and contribute to service development.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Telephone triage

Autonomous practice

Leadership support

Job description

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Access Wellbeing Single Point of Access. The role focuses on specialist screening, telephonic triage, and autonomous clinical decision-making within a multidisciplinary team.

You will provide supervision and training, maintain high-quality documentation, and support service development while prioritising safety, privacy and dignity for service users.