Community Mental Health Lead Practitioner N-STEP
The closing date is 27 February 2026
Job summary
Band 6 Community Mental Health Lead Practitioner Northamptonshire Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (N-STEP) Community Mental Health Team (Monday to Friday).
An exciting 6 month secondment opportunity has arisen for a full time self-motivating and resourceful community mental health practitioner to join our Early Intervention in Psychosis Team. We are looking for a registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist , or Social Worker.
Based at Carey Block St Mary's Hospital.
You will be working with individuals and their families from aged 14 -65 years, CAMHS experience will be welcomed.
The post holder will be working in the county localities, you will be at the forefront of shaping the team's service model, working alongside your MDT colleagues to ensure that services provided meet the National access and waiting standards for Early intervention services. This will include cognitive behavioural therapy and Brief family interventions. Also ensuring the services are responsive, flexible, and innovative. You will be involved in evidence-based assessments when requested, and in developing and delivering recovery focused interventions and community groups.
You will maintain Care-Coordinator / keyworker responsibilities for a case-load of service users with first episode Psychosis, and participate in day to day team duties.
Main duties of the job
Managing a small caseload of service users with first episode psychosis working as an integral part of a multi disciplinary team with a whole team approach.
The successful candidate must have excellent communication and assessment skills, be confident in their ability to support service users and their families with Psychosis, and most importantly be a whole team player.
If you feel you have the drive, interest and professionalism that we require to deliver a quality service, we will welcome your application.
Closing Date: This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Details
Date posted
13 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TG721-MH
Job locations
Carey Block St Mary's Hospital
London Road
Kettering
NN15 7PW
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Carey Block St Mary's Hospital
London Road
Kettering
NN15 7PW
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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