The closing date is 6th Sep 2026
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Job summary
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 Band 5 Community Practitioners and Band 3 Community Healthcare Support Workers where appropriate.
Working under the supervision of the Deputy Team Manager/Team Manager the practitioner will formulate care and risk management plans in accordance with identified need and ensure that these are recovery focused and developed in collaboration with the service user and where appropriate their relative and carer.
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 effectively co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental illness.
To undertake initial assessments where this is clinically appropriate.
To formulate care plans in line with identified need.
To provide recovery focussed therapeutic interventions in line with the agreed care plan and risk assessment.
To assess risk, develop risk management plans, review and adjust in line with the service user's needs.
To work in collaboration with service users as experts in their own care, promoting the principles of recovery, choice and personalisation, which value and empower the service user.
To use tools which promote user empowerment e.g. Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP), Recovery Star
To be proactive in ensuring service users receive the range of interventions they need in line with their care plan, whether or not the post holder provides those interventions. This will include physical health monitoring.
To have a proactive approach to the role and needs of carers / families.
To be proactive in monitoring mental health needs and respond in a timely fashion if needs change adjusting the care plan accordingly.
To participate fully in caseload supervision and management, to ensure that care plans are matched to need.
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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 Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner.
- Recognised Mentorship qualification.
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Desirable
- Experience of working in a community mental health setting
- Leadership training/qualification
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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:
Caroline Camp
[email protected]
02382318001
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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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£38682.00 to £46580.00 Yearly
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Contract
Fixed Term
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Duration
6 Month(s)
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Working pattern
Part-Time, Full-Time, Flexible Working
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Reference number
348-PSE-12123
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Job locations
Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Bury Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 3PW
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Attachments
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Job Description
Mental Health Practitioner JDPS.pdf – 312KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window
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