Community Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 08 July 2025
Job summary
The South Stoke Community CAMHS Team are looking to recruit a nurse to a full-time, Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner post for a fixed term period of 12 months.
The successful candidate will:
Hold a nationally recognised professional qualification in Health and be registered with the NMC.
To act at all times in accordance with their respective professional bodies Code of Professional Conduct, Trust Policies and occupational protocols.
To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
To work with a defined caseload of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment, care planning and care delivery for service users with complex and multiple conditions. This will include the provision of highly skilled clinical interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management and promoting recovery and inclusion and ensuring patient centred practice with service users and their carers.
To provide specialist advice to other members of staff.
Main duties of the job
To provide leadership, management and supervision / appraisal for junior multi-disciplinary staff and lead / coordinate / supervise teams of staff in the delivery and evaluation of care.
To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.
To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice and propose changes to protocols and procedures within CAMHS where required.
To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the Team Manager or Quality Improvement Lead.
To participate in the Duty rota on a weekly basis.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Details
Date posted
24 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
232-CMT-7253623
Job locations
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Blurton Health Centre
Stoke on Trent
ST3 3BS
Employer's website
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