Community Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Care Co-ordinator within the Tameside West Community Mental Health Team, supporting working-age adults with severe and complex mental health needs. The practitioner will undertake holistic mental health and risk assessments, manage a diverse caseload, and deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions. They will ensure care aligns with Trust policies and regulatory bodies, actively participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake holistic mental health and risk assessments using trust approved documentation and procedures.
- Manage a caseload of clients who will have a variety of mental health conditions, both organic and functional.
- Provide evidence based therapeutic interventions promoting enablement, choice, and recovery.
- Comply with all legislative requirements in relation to service users care.
- Support the duty system operated within the team and respond to crisis calls.
- Actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decision making.
Essential criteria
- RMN/Social Worker/OT
- Registered with NMC or SW England or HCPC
- Completion of appropriate Preceptorship
- Substantial post registration experience and/or short courses to post graduate diploma level
- Substantial experience of relevant post registration practice
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Experience of working with people with a range of severe and complex mental health problems
- Good working knowledge of therapeutic assessment techniques and interventions in the management of behaviour of individuals with complex mental health needs
- Knowledge of a range of screening and assessment tools and interventions utilised to support individuals with severe and complex mental health problems
- Comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding adults procedures and practice
- Comprehensive understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Care Act
- Understanding of key national and local policies and drivers in relation to adult mental health services.
- Ability to undertake the key worker role
- Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessment and risk assessment / management and be accountable for decision making
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to manage own emotions and deal with others in highly stressful situations
- Ability to engage with and provide therapeutic interventions for this client group and carers
- Ability to prepare, record and complete relevant care records and reports to a professional standard
- Evidence of ability to manage a diverse and complex caseload, prioritise own time and work under pressure
- Ability to coordinate and delegate the work of junior staff
- Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
- IT Skills
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship qualification
- Qualification in psychologic therapeutic interventions
- Experience of working within a Community setting
- Experience of clinical supervision of other staff
- Knowledge of Local Authority and CCG commissioning processes
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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Pennine Care NHS FT
Community Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Department Summary: Tameside West CMHT is the Community Mental Health Team which supports working age adults across Denton, Droylsden, Audenshaw and Dukinfield.. The team is comprised of community psychiatric nurses, social workers, community support workers, carers' support worker, administration staff, and team clinical leadership and team management. The team is also based within a wider Multi-Disciplinary Team, with daily access to Psychiatric Consultants, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners, amongst other professions. We also work in partnership with social workers and support workers from Tameside Adult Social Care.Role Summary: To undertake the role of Care Co-ordinator in the assessment, treatment, and delivery of care and support to individuals living with a wide array of severe, enduring and complex mental health needs, who all meet the criteria for secondary care NHS mental health services. You will ensure that the highest quality care is carried out in accordance with the policies and procedures of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and relevant, regulatory bodies.
Main duties of the job
To undertake holistic mental health and risk assessments using trust approved documentation and procedures.T
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