Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to work within the East & Mid Devon Home Treatment Team Based at Wonford House.

We are offering an opportunity for a Band 5 clinician to develop their knowledge and skills with a view to achieving a Band 6 role after a minimum of 12 months practice.

Come Join a Team which is going through an exciting period of change and stepping up the Trusts CRHTT response.

The primary roles and purpose of the team is to provide home treatment, avoiding hospital admission where possible and if admission is indicated, we work with clients throughout this time and endeavour to facilitate early discharge.

The post holder will deliver high quality mental health services. The focus will be providing assessment, risk planning and a treatment plan to people with mental health difficulties and their carers. The post holder will be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.

The successful candidate will need to be able to have the ability to travel around the locality to meet the requirements of this role.

We welcome applications from newly qualified applicants and also applications from Trainees due to qualify in the near future.

Main duties of the job

You will become part of a multi-disciplinary team creating care plans and strategies that deliver recovery-focused care for people with complex mental health needs. You will play a key role in a dynamic multidisciplinary team, working with multiple agencies on a daily basis. You will be confident working without supervision, with the knowledge to devise individual recovery plans for the people you see. Its important that you can communicate effectively, not only with your colleagues, but the people you care for, their families and carers. You will be at the centre of their care.

You will be passionate about making a difference to peoples lives. You will be responsible for managing and directing the care of some of the most vulnerable people we are responsible for, many of whom will have complex and ongoing needs. You will use your skills and experience to develop packages of treatment that focus on recovery. We call it inspiring hope together.

You will be an experienced mental health professional with a professional mental health qualification (RMN, RGN, RLDN, OT, Social Worker). You will be currently registered with a professional body.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0643

Job locations

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
Able to produce well written reports.
Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
Ability to think and work independently/autonomously and with complex case load.
Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
Ability to manage risk.
Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.
Able to work as part of a team.
Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
Ability to work flexibly.
Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
Excellent clinical assessment skills.
Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Desirable

Understanding of Crisis and Home treatment Interventions
Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health.
Knowledge of Gatekeeping of inpatient admissions.

Qualifications

Essential

A professional mental health qualification such as RMN, RGN, Social Work, OT Degree or equivalent.
Professional body registration and hold current registration with no restrictions (or plans to complete qualification in the near future).
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.

Desirable

Evidence of CPD.
Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within an inpatient or community mental health services.
Previous experience of working within Crisis Teams or Home Treatment Teams.
Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Extensive experience of de-escalation and managing complex incidents.

Desirable

Experience of managing high risks situations.
Supervision training.
Student Assessor Training.

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
Able to produce well written reports.
Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
Ability to think and work independently/autonomously and with complex case load.
Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
Ability to manage risk.
Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.
Able to work as part of a team.
Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
Ability to work flexibly.
Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
Excellent clinical assessment skills.
Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Desirable

Understanding of Crisis and Home treatment Interventions
Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health.
Knowledge of Gatekeeping of inpatient admissions.

Qualifications

Essential

A professional mental health qualification such as RMN, RGN, Social Work, OT Degree or equivalent.
Professional body registration and hold current registration with no restrictions (or plans to complete qualification in the near future).
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.

Desirable

Evidence of CPD.
Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within an inpatient or community mental health services.
Previous experience of working within Crisis Teams or Home Treatment Teams.
Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Extensive experience of de-escalation and managing complex incidents.

Desirable

Experience of managing high risks situations.
Supervision training.
Student Assessor Training.

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.