Senior Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the Teignbridge Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team. The team provides an alternative to inpatient admission by offering intensive community-based treatment and rapid assessments. The post holder will conduct initial clinical assessments, lead crisis response, and provide clinical supervision to junior staff. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver effective, evidence-based home treatment.
Essential criteria
- Extensive post registration experience working at band 5 in both inpatient and/or community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting.
- Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis and being able to undertake the role of shift co-ordinator.
- Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision.
- Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- Proven expertise in crisis intervention, mental health assessment, and risk management.
- Experience of leading clinical decision-making and supervising staff.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in service development or leading change initiatives. Experience in managing complex cases involving co-occurring needs (e.g. substance misuse, neurodiversity, trauma).
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
- A professional mental health qualification eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions.
- Significant post qualified experience (minimum 2 years)
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development. Mentoring students in line with professional requirements.
- Clinical Supervision qualification.
- Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.
- Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service.
- Knowledge & Skills
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, legal frameworks (e.g. MHA, MCA), and ethical practice.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing demands in high-pressure environments.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
- Able to solve own problems and get involved in the solutions.
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team Excellent clinical assessment skills.
- Excellent de-escalation skills.
- Familiarity with local crisis pathways, community resources, and integrated care systems.
- This role involves frequent travel across Devon, including to locations not well served by public transport. Applicants must be able to meet these travel requirements reliably. Access to suitable transport will be necessary and candidates will need to independently use appropriate arrangements (e.g. access to a vehicle).
- Extensive post registration experience working at band 5 in both inpatient and/or community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting.
- Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis and being able to undertake the role of shift co-ordinator.
- Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision.
- Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- Proven expertise in crisis intervention, mental health assessment, and risk management.
- Experience of leading clinical decision-making and supervising staff.
- Experience in service development or leading change initiatives. Experience in managing complex cases involving co-occurring needs (e.g. substance misuse, neurodiversity, trauma).
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
- A professional mental health qualification eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions.
- Significant post qualified experience (minimum 2 years)
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development. Mentoring students in line with professional requirements.
- Clinical Supervision qualification.
- Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.
- Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service.
- Knowledge & Skills
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, legal frameworks (e.g. MHA, MCA), and ethical practice.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing demands in high-pressure environments.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement.
- Excellent
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to work within the Teignbridge Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team Based at Estuary House.
The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is a pivotal, county-wide service whose main focus is to offer an alternative to inpatient admission and provide intensive treatment as required within the community. The service operates within locality-based leadership teams to ensure effective gatekeeping for all service users referred for hospital admission. Outreach is at the heart of the service, with most assessments taking place in non-hospital environments.
As an active member of the integrated multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to a 24-hour community-based Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service, available across the county as an alternative to hospital admission. The role involves delivering rapid assessments and planning effective, evidence-based home treatment in collaboration with service users, carers, and professionals from both established services and locality teams.
Main duties of the job
A key function of this role is the timely assessment of individuals referred to the service, with a requirement to provide initial cli
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