Job summary
Are you a dedicated Mental Health Practitioner looking for a rewarding role where your expertise truly matters? Our West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is seeking a Band 6 professional to join us on a full-time basis.
This is your opportunity to manage a diverse caseload, providing essential assessment, planning, and review for service users with complex mental health needs. As a vital member of our multidisciplinary team, you will champion person-centred care pathways and make a tangible impact on individual recovery and well-being within the community.
We are looking for an experienced professional with strong skills in risk assessment and management, and a passion for collaborative working. A full driving licence is essential.
If you are ready to bring your skills to a supportive and dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Practitioner with our team, your core duties will be dynamic and patient-focused. You will hold responsibility for a defined caseload, providing expert assessment and crafting personalised care plans for adults with a range of complex mental health conditions. A key part of your role involves delivering evidence-based interventions, regularly reviewing progress, and coordinating effectively with other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless support. Your clinical expertise will be crucial in conducting thorough risk assessments and developing robust management plans to safeguard service users in the community. This is a community-based position, requiring travel to meet service users in their own homes and local settings.
About us
At Tehy Care we connect dedicated mental health professionals with rewarding opportunities across the NHS. We pride ourselves on being more than just a placement service; we are your career partner.
When you join our team, you gain access to exclusive Band 6 roles within supportive, multidisciplinary NHS teams like the West Lancashire CMHT. We foster a collaborative and transparent work ethic, ensuring you are fully prepared and valued on every assignment.
Our benefits are designed with you in mind:
Competitive hourly rates,paid promptly.
A dedicated consultantproviding continuous support.
Flexible placementsthat fit your career goals.
Streamlined compliance and registration process.
We are committed to helping you build an exceptional career while you deliver vital care to the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage a defined caseload of service users with a range of complex mental health problems within the community setting. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes, working autonomously and as a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The role requires a high standard of clinical expertise, risk management, and a commitment to recovery-focused practice.
2. Main Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
To undertake comprehensive assessments of service users, including those with complex mental health needs, to determine their health, social care, and risk profile.
To develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based, person-centred care plans and treatment pathways in collaboration with service users, their families/carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
To provide a range of specialist therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users needs.
To regularly review and monitor care plans, making adjustments as necessary to support recovery and well-being.
Caseload Management:
To efficiently manage and prioritise a personal caseload, ensuring timely and effective coordination of care.
To maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date clinical records in accordance with professional and service standards.
Risk Assessment and Management:
To conduct systematic risk assessments, formulating and implementing robust risk management plans to safeguard service users and others.
To proactively manage crisis situations, providing support and intervention as required.
Multidisciplinary Team Working:
To work cohesively as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to team decisions, case discussions, and clinical reviews.
To communicate effectively with team members, GPs, and other health and social care agencies to ensure integrated care.
Professional Development:
To maintain and develop own professional knowledge and skills, in line with revalidation requirements.
To contribute to the development of others through supervision, mentorship, and sharing of best practice.
3. Key Working Relationships
Service Users, their families, and carers.
CMHT Multidisciplinary Team (including Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Support Workers).
GPs and other Primary Care services.
Community and Voluntary Sector organisations.
Inpatient Mental Health Services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage a defined caseload of service users with a range of complex mental health problems within the community setting. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes, working autonomously and as a key member of the multidisciplinary team. The role requires a high standard of clinical expertise, risk management, and a commitment to recovery-focused practice.
2. Main Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Practice:
To undertake comprehensive assessments of service users, including those with complex mental health needs, to determine their health, social care, and risk profile.
To develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based, person-centred care plans and treatment pathways in collaboration with service users, their families/carers, and the multidisciplinary team.
To provide a range of specialist therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users needs.
To regularly review and monitor care plans, making adjustments as necessary to support recovery and well-being.
Caseload Management:
To efficiently manage and prioritise a personal caseload, ensuring timely and effective coordination of care.
To maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date clinical records in accordance with professional and service standards.
Risk Assessment and Management:
To conduct systematic risk assessments, formulating and implementing robust risk management plans to safeguard service users and others.
To proactively manage crisis situations, providing support and intervention as required.
Multidisciplinary Team Working:
To work cohesively as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to team decisions, case discussions, and clinical reviews.
To communicate effectively with team members, GPs, and other health and social care agencies to ensure integrated care.
Professional Development:
To maintain and develop own professional knowledge and skills, in line with revalidation requirements.
To contribute to the development of others through supervision, mentorship, and sharing of best practice.
3. Key Working Relationships
Service Users, their families, and carers.
CMHT Multidisciplinary Team (including Psychiatrists, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Support Workers).
GPs and other Primary Care services.
Community and Voluntary Sector organisations.
Inpatient Mental Health Services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential Qualifications & Registrations:
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g., RMN, Social Worker, OT) with current UK registration (e.g., NMC, SWE, HCPC).
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Essential Experience & Skills:
- Significant post-qualification experience working clinically with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
- Proven experience in assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs for people with complex mental health issues in a community setting.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in clinical risk assessment and management.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload autonomously, prioritising effectively.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build therapeutic relationships.
- Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes (essential for community visits).
Desirable
- Experience working within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
- Additional training in a specific therapeutic modality (e.g., CBT, DBT, Family Intervention).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential Qualifications & Registrations:
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g., RMN, Social Worker, OT) with current UK registration (e.g., NMC, SWE, HCPC).
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Essential Experience & Skills:
- Significant post-qualification experience working clinically with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
- Proven experience in assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs for people with complex mental health issues in a community setting.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in clinical risk assessment and management.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload autonomously, prioritising effectively.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build therapeutic relationships.
- Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes (essential for community visits).
Desirable
- Experience working within a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
- Additional training in a specific therapeutic modality (e.g., CBT, DBT, Family Intervention).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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