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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 18 August 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Recovery Service Team on the Isle of Wight.

You will have responsibility for the supervision of a locality team within the wider Mental Health Recovery Team multi-disciplinary and leadership structure.

Working within an integrated Mental Health Recovery Team providing mental health services to a caseload of service users with complex mental health problems.

You will provide high quality mental health interventions in conjunction with other professionals.

As part of the role you will work in partnership with other agencies to provide seamless, flexible services which meet service user and carer need.

Main duties of the job

*To ensure and take responsibility for the team's provision of comprehensive assessments of needs and risks of people referred to the service.

*To co-ordinate team's care provision, including responses to complex and immediate concerns when they arise.

*To take responsibility for the team's planning and the delivery of care to people requiring an acute and intensive response from this service.

*To plan and take responsibility in collaborating with service users and their carers/families together with other services/agencies on how people's needs are going to be met in short and longer term situations.

*To be active in the development of the service and continued development of professional practice and role.

*To ensure that relationships and own behaviour are managed in line with the Trust's Equalities Framework competencies.

*To ensure all communications are undertaken in a sensitive, confidential and professional manner.

*Interdisciplinary working and liaison with internal and external agencies to promote holistic and person centred care and inclusion.

*To take into account the physical, psychological, spiritual and social care needs of all people referred into the service.

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.

Details

Date posted

04 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-IOW-8481

Job locations

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN [MH] with live NMC registration or OT or Social worker with current professional registration.
  • Training in Risk assessment and management skills.

Desirable

  • Post registration training in evidence based psychological interventions.
  • Evidence of undertaking audit work
  • Innovative, creative and a willingness to try new ideas
  • Nurse Mentorship
  • Qualification or relevant professional equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in the assessment and management of people with serious and enduring mental health problems
  • Current, clean driving licence
  • Access to own transport for work purposes
  • Training in the management of violence and aggression/breakaway
  • Effective time management and prioritisation skills
  • Able to work effectively in crisis situations in order to maintain the safety of both staff and clients
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN [MH] with live NMC registration or OT or Social worker with current professional registration.
  • Training in Risk assessment and management skills.

Desirable

  • Post registration training in evidence based psychological interventions.
  • Evidence of undertaking audit work
  • Innovative, creative and a willingness to try new ideas
  • Nurse Mentorship
  • Qualification or relevant professional equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in the assessment and management of people with serious and enduring mental health problems
  • Current, clean driving licence
  • Access to own transport for work purposes
  • Training in the management of violence and aggression/breakaway
  • Effective time management and prioritisation skills
  • Able to work effectively in crisis situations in order to maintain the safety of both staff and clients

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Rachel Pullinger

rachel.pullinger2@nhs.net

01983552543

Details

Date posted

04 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-IOW-8481

Job locations

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


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