Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner - West Devon
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the West Devon Core Team. The role involves assessing needs, developing formulations, and delivering interventions for adults with complex mental health needs. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, providing person-centred care and contributing to service improvement. The team offers strong clinical and managerial leadership, with a focus on learning and professional development.
Key responsibilities
- Triaging and assessing new referrals to identify needs, risks and the most appropriate pathway of support.
- Undertaking psychological formulation and delivering evidence-based interventions for people with complex mental health needs.
- Participating in multidisciplinary team and professional meetings, contributing informed clinical perspectives and collaborative decision-making.
- Providing supervision, guidance and support to junior colleagues.
- Maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality clinical records and associated documentation.
- Contributing to service development and quality-improvement activity, helping the team strengthen and evolve its offer.
Essential criteria
- A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions.
- Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff
- Mentoring students in line with professional requirements
- Extensive post registration experience working at band 5 in mental health care working in at least two inpatient and one community settings or substantial experience in both inpatient and community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting
- Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis;
- Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
- Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements and the CPA Process
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
- Able to produce well written reports.
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
- Ability to think and work independently/autonomously and with complex case load
- Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions / Ability to manage risk.
- Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team / Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
- The ability to travel in the community to meet the requirements of the role
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Clinical Supervision qualification
- Participation in user involvement in services.
- Experience in deputising for more senior staff
- Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by ward managers or others
- Awareness of community structures and social care management responsibilities
- Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner - West Devon
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced and compassionate Senior Mental Health Practitioner looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a supportive community team?
The West Devon Core Team is looking for a skilled Band 6
Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join us on a 12-month fixed-term basis.
This is an excellent opportunity to bring your clinical expertise to an
established multidisciplinary team that is committed to delivering
high-quality, person-centred care for adults with complex mental health needs.
You will join a service with strong clinical and managerial
leadership, effective and responsive psychological interventions, and
well-developed links with primary care. We value learning, reflection and
professional development, and you will receive regular managerial and clinical
supervision to support you in your role.
If you are a confident practitioner who enjoys collaborative
working, supporting colleagues and contributing to service improvement, we
would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will use your clinical knowledge and experience to assess needs, develop shared formulations and deliver appropriate interventions.
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