Mental Health Community Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a full-time Mental Health Community Practitioner role within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Hereford City. The post involves assessing patients, managing a caseload, developing care plans, and conducting risk assessments. It offers an opportunity to work within new models of community mental health care delivery. The role requires participation in a duty system and regular supervision.
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g. in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration
- RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching / training qualification
- Psychological therapy qualification
- Experience of working in a Mental Health setting
- Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
- Assessment and management of clinical risk
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Managing own case load
- Working in a primary care setting
- Working in collaboration with VCSE service
- Experience of Care Coordination
- Training/developing staff and / or patients
- Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions
- Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
- Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
- Additional Criteria
- Will be required to complete breakaway / de-escalation training
- To participate in regular locality duty system if required
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g. in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration
- RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT
- Recent evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching / training qualification
- Psychological therapy qualification
- Experience of working in a Mental Health setting
- Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
- Assessment and management of clinical risk
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Managing own case load
- Working in a primary care setting
- Working in collaboration with VCSE service
- Experience of Care Coordination
- Training/developing staff and / or patients
- Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions
- Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
- Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation
- Additional Criteria
- Will be required to complete breakaway / de-escalation training
- To participate in regular locality duty system if required
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 21d
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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Mental Health Community Practitioner
The closing date is 13 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a full time Mental Health Practitioner within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. This role will focus on the delivery of population based mental health care for the community of Hereford City. You will be working alongside a team of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN). If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss. Consideration will be made for flexible working and there may be some opportunities for staff members to work from home where clinically possible.
Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of a Mental Health Community Practitioner within our team includes (but not limited to):
Completing assessments on patients referred within the Hereford City locality. Referrals would typically come from GPs, however, may also come from internally within the trust or other agencies.
Holding a caseload of patients
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