Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Calling Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioners! Do you have a passion for working with older adults? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Based at Parklands House Basingstoke, the Older Persons CMHT offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support to people with a deterioration in cognition and/or dementia and over 65's who present with functional mental health illnesses. We work closely with carers and other services, Adult Health, Social Care and with the voluntary sector, particularly Andover Mind.

CMHT is a lively, dynamic, supportive, multi-disciplinary team providing care coordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs.

You will need excellent assessment and communication skills and will carry a caseload and participate in the team's duty system. As a senior clinician, you will work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery focused care, produce reports, supervise staff and run clinics as necessary.

Successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, be able to coordinate complex care, have good administration/ IT/organisational skills, report writing and working knowledge of CPA processes and safeguarding.

Applicants must have a UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work use Our working hours are Mon to Fri 9:00- 17:00.

Open only to employees of Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS System ie. HIOW ICB, HIOW Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, UHS FT, SCAS or HH FT.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner will work as a core member of the Community Mental Health team to co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users supervising a Band 5 Community Practitioner/Band 3 Community HCSW where appropriate.

Working under the supervision of the Team Manager the practitioner will formulate care and risk management plans in accordance with identified need and ensure that these are recovery focussed and developed in collaboration with the service user and where appropriate their relative and carer.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parklands House

London Road

Basingstoke

Hampshire

RG21 4AP

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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