Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference in peoples lives?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team at Crediton Hospital, supporting the Crediton and Okehampton community.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual looking for a fixed term or secondment position to cover maternity leave until 31/10/2026. In this varied and rewarding role, you will hold a caseload of clients with severe mental illness (SMI), delivering evidence-based interventions and providing day-to-day therapeutic support.

You will work collaboratively with an experienced multidisciplinary team, including band 6 colleagues, the team manager, consultant psychiatrist, and psychology professionals. The ability to travel across the area is essential to meet the needs of our clients.

If you are driven to promote recovery, independence, and social inclusion, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Hold and manage a caseload of clients with SMI, delivering personalised, evidence-based interventions.
• Carry out comprehensive risk and needs assessments, complete PROMS, and contribute to the development, review, and implementation of care plans.
• Offer day-to-day therapeutic support and respond promptly to crisis situations, ensuring accurate and timely clinical record-keeping.
• Liaise closely with band 6 staff, the team manager, consultant psychiatrist, psychology, and the wider MDT to deliver holistic care.
• Conduct physical health monitoring and participate in duty cover as required.
• Champion recovery, independence, and social inclusion for clients within the community.
• Flexibility and the ability to travel throughout the Crediton and Okehampton area are essential for this role.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Crediton Hospital

Western Road

Crediton

Devon

EX17 3NH

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Crediton Hospital

Western Road

Crediton

Devon

EX17 3NH

Employer's website

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

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