Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 27 April 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced mental health practitioner looking for a fulfilling role in a supportive and dynamic team?

The OPMH Community Team in North Devon is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our dedicated team that provides high-quality assessment and treatment for clients aged 65 and over, managing functional mental health and dementia presentations.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide specialist mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions to individuals in their own homes or in residential settings across North Devon.
Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best outcomes for service users.
Manage a caseload, ensuring that clinical priorities are met with professionalism and compassion.

What Were Looking For:

Proven experience working in mental health, ideally within Older Peoples Mental Health (OPMH).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a genuine passion for working with older adults.
Strong time management skills and the ability to manage a caseload effectively, ensuring high-quality care.
Ability to travel across North Devon to meet the demands of the role
Flexibility in working arrangements, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities in this rural locality.
You will demonstrate strong leadership and clinical expertise, supporting junior team members and promoting best practice.

Main duties of the job

You will be undertaking assessments of new clients and providing care planned interventions to your caseload
The team works with 4 primary care networks each at different stages of implementing Community Mental Health Framework developments, enhancements to provision for clients in residential care and to services for those living with frailty in their own homes
Within the team and Devon Partnership Trust you will find a commitment to supporting staff in their career development and wellbeing
The main base for the team and location for weekly MDT meetings is at Bideford Hospital, with additional desk space at Barnstaple Health and Wellbeing clinic. Clients are seen in their own homes, clinic settings and by utilising remote technology

Please refer to attached job description for details

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.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These 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 conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Date posted

14 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-25-0228

Job locations

Bideford Hospital

Abbotsham Road

Bideford

Devon

EX393AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A professional mental health qualification and registration e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT

Desirable

Chartered Clinical Psychologist, ENB 811/812 or Community Nursing Degree
Non-Medical Prescriber and/or another recognised therapy qualification
Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
Clinical Supervision qualification
Training to level 3 in Safeguarding Adults and children and young people

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex mental health presentations.
Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
Mentoring students in line with professional requirements

Desirable

Providing clinical supervision.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Participation in user involvement in services.
Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy

Skills and abilites

Essential

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.
Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A professional mental health qualification and registration e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT

Desirable

Chartered Clinical Psychologist, ENB 811/812 or Community Nursing Degree
Non-Medical Prescriber and/or another recognised therapy qualification
Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
Clinical Supervision qualification
Training to level 3 in Safeguarding Adults and children and young people

Experience

Essential

Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex mental health presentations.
Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
Mentoring students in line with professional requirements

Desirable

Providing clinical supervision.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Participation in user involvement in services.
Experience of delivering model based psychological therapy

Skills and abilites

Essential

Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations.
Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.
Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in

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.