Mental Health Practitioner

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic, creative, positive and motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Service on the Isle of Wight. This is an exciting time to join CMHS as we have started working in a locality model, working more closely with physical health services to best support our communities in an integrated and multidisciplinary way.

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team managing a caseload of people with complex mental health needs and offering evidence based interventions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible, together with the wider team, for providing care, interventions and health promotion to people with severe mental health problems in the community.

The post holder will also undertake a supervisory role in respect to multi disciplinary junior team members and work alongside the Team Leader on clinical issues such as therapeutic approaches and care co ordination.The post holder will also be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner, as well as taking all opportunities to become actively involved in training and teaching programmes, both within the Trust and the wider community.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

11 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-IOW-7710

Job locations

Chantry House

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RN [MH] with live NMC registration or OT or Social worker with current professional registration.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of on-going development and post registration training.
Post registration training in evidence based psychological treatments.
Demonstrable Care Co-Ordinator Competencies.
Training in Risk assessment and management skills.
Ability to build on the knowledge, skills and priorities of people working in a range of disciplines.
Experience in the assessment and management of people with serious and enduring mental health.
Evidence of undertaking audit work.
Innovative, creative and a willingness to try new ideas.
Nurse Mentorship Qualification or relevant professional equivalent.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RN [MH] with live NMC registration or OT or Social worker with current professional registration.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of on-going development and post registration training.
Post registration training in evidence based psychological treatments.
Demonstrable Care Co-Ordinator Competencies.
Training in Risk assessment and management skills.
Ability to build on the knowledge, skills and priorities of people working in a range of disciplines.
Experience in the assessment and management of people with serious and enduring mental health.
Evidence of undertaking audit work.
Innovative, creative and a willingness to try new ideas.
Nurse Mentorship Qualification or relevant professional equivalent.

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.