The closing date is 23rd Aug 2026
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Worker working within the Adult Mental Health team at Parkway Centre, Havant. You will have the opportunity to be part of a forward thinking team and provide support to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, who require community support.
The work is varied and interesting and there is a strong team approach ensuring good support for the successful applicant. The role requires lone working, use of initiative and a commitment to team working and service user empowerment. You will need to be able to work flexibly and to demonstrate solid experience of the CPA process, risk assessment, and the recovery model.
Valid driving license and access to suitable vehicle for work purposes is essential.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
To provide recovery based community mental health services within a multidisciplinary team to adult individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs referred to the Community Mental Health Team.
This role, in collaboration with referred individuals and where appropriate family or carers, will coordinate and provide recovery focussed assessments, risk formulations, care planning, crisis and contingency planning, evidence based interventions, response, reviews, reports, discharge planning and attendance at appropriate meetings.
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About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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Job description
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.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker.
- Recognised mentorship training.
- Nurse Mentorship or equivalent.
- Driving License and access to vehicle for work purposes
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Desirable
- BSc Community Mental Health Practitioner.
- Leadership training or qualification.
- Post Registration Qualifications.
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Experience
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Essential
- Previous significant employment within a Community Mental Health Team or equivalent service.
- Care coordination or undertaken clinical case management.
- Previous experience of undertaking risk assessments, formulations and planning.
- Significant experience of providing evidence based therapeutic interventions to individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs.
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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.
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UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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For help with your application, contact:
Emma Turnbull
[email protected]
02382311880
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 6
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Salary
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£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
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Contract
Permanent
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Working pattern
Part-Time, Flexible Working
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Reference number
348-PSE-12157
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Job locations
The Parkway Centre - Havant
51 Leigh Road
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2BF
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Attachments
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Job Description
Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner JDPS.pdf – 262KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
B6 Care Coordinator advert wording.doc – 42KB Opens in a new window
Converted File B6 Care Coordinator advert wording.pdf – 32KB Opens in a new window
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