Band 6 Intensive Practitioner-HMP Eastwood Park
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced registered mental health or social care professional to join the Incentivised Substance Free Living Team at HMP Eastwood Park. You will provide comprehensive mental health assessments and deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused interventions for people with complex mental health, wellbeing, and substance misuse needs. The post holder will manage risk, develop care plans, coordinate care, and facilitate individual or group interventions. You will also provide clinical leadership and supervision to colleagues and learners. Applicants must hold a relevant health or social care qualification and have substantial post-registration experience in adult mental health services.
Essential criteria
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker.
- Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn, CBT, AMHP, Brief Interventions etc.
- Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of frontline adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions.
- Demonstrates substantial experience of, and relevant professional practice qualification in mentoring/assessing students and learners.
- Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies.
- Experience gained in a wide variety of setting
- Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
- Able to articulate a detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.
- Is able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches.
- Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information
- Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed.
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker.
- Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD
- Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn, CBT, AMHP, Brief Interventions etc.
- Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of frontline adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions.
- Demonstrates substantial experience of, and relevant professional practice qualification in mentoring/assessing students and learners.
- Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies.
- Experience gained in a wide variety of setting
- Demonstrates a developed understanding of the recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health services in the delivery of care.
- Able to articulate a detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act , Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.
- Is able to deliver from a range of possible key therapeutic interventions CBT, Psychosocial interventions, Family Interventions, DBT approaches.
- Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information
- Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed.
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 14d
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 6 Intensive Practitioner-HMP Eastwood Park
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced registered mental health or social care professional looking for a rewarding role where you can help shape a developing service?
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Specialist Practitioner to join the Incentivised Substance Free Living Team, part of the integrated Wellbeing Service at HMP Eastwood Park. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide comprehensive mental health assessments and deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused interventions for people with complex mental health, wellbeing and substance misuse needs. [key local...nformation | Word], [AWP Job De...c Template | Word]
You will manage risk, develop and review care and crisis plans, coordinate care, facilitate individual or group interventions and work closely with prison, probation, healthcare, voluntary and community partners. You will also provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to colleagues and learners. [key local...nformation | Word], [AWP Job De...c Template | Word]
Applicants must hold a relevant health or social care qualification, such as RMN, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, with current NMC or HCPC registration. You will need substantial post-registration experience in adult
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