Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse to provide outstanding support within mental health community settings as part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). The role involves conducting mental health assessments and brief interventions for referred patients, while also developing mental health expertise within defined GP practices and PCNs. The practitioner will work alongside primary care colleagues, receiving clinical support from multidisciplinary mental health teams.
Essential criteria
- oProfessional qualification in mental health e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC/HCPC registration or Psychology as accredited by the BPS. Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- oDoctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS, and HPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist under the relevant domain
- oA recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy and registration with the appropriate body for that profession
Desirable criteria
- oEducated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
- oRGN/physical health qualification
- oEvidence of recent and ongoing relevant further professional development
- oAttendance at specialist short courses relevant to the post (e.g. MBT or DBT, Trauma Informed Care, Group Approaches)
- Experience of work in the NHS, PCNs or outreach work, or local engagement work (e.g. youth worker, mentoring, peer support etc.), experience of working in voluntary sector, working in community groups.
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Experience of working with Complex Emotional Needs (previously termed Personality Disorders)
- Mental health care and/or working with carers and/or delivering therapeutic group
- Work in multi-cultural settings and work with interpreters
- Mental health issues as a service user or carer
- Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent
- Experience of case finding
- Work with behaviours that challenge services
- Experience of working in a primary care setting/ social care/ voluntary sector
- Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines
- Experience of conducting audit, evaluation or research
- Basic understanding of health care systems and structures: staffing, roles and responsibilities, the role of hospitals, primary care and community care
- Team/self-management and organisation skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service
- Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions Knowledge of recovery
- Contain and work with organisational stress and able to hold the stress of others
- Manage effectively verbal aggression from service users, families, etc. and the risk of physical aggression
- Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively Assessment and treatment of Deliberate Self Harm
- Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills
- oBeing able to work flexibly across local environments
- oComputer literate
- oConcentrate intensely for a substantial proportion of working time, during client contact, teaching/supervision sessions, team meetings, preparing written work etc
- oUse IT packages - word processing, e-mail and internet, Excel and Access
- oPlan, organise and prioritise own workload
- o Record and report on clinical information as required
- oAbility to use or learn NHS clinical systems
- oProfessional qualification in mental health e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC/HCPC registration or Psychology as accredited by the BPS. Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
- oDoctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology as accredited by the BPS, and HPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist under the relevant domain
- oA recorded/registered qualification in one of the following - psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy and registration with the appropriate body for that profession
- oEducated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
- oRGN/physical health qualification
- oEvidence of recent and ongoing relevant further professional development
- oAttendance at specialist short courses relevant to the post (e.g. MBT or DBT, Trauma Informed Care, Group Approaches)
- Experience of work in the NHS, PCNs or outreach work, or local engagement work (e.g. youth worker, mentoring, peer support etc.), experience of working in voluntary sector, working in community groups.
- Experience of working in General Practice
- Experience of working with Compl
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £56,276 – £63,176 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 7d
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West London NHS Trust
Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of this model for a registered nurse with a keen interest in providing outstanding support within mental health community settings.
This is an exciting new role that builds upon the success of other Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme posts (ARRS) in physical health to create mental health specific roles that work alongside our GPs and other Primary Care colleagues, while receiving clinical support from our multidisciplinary mental health teams in West London Trust.
The role will offer mental health assessments and brief interventions to referred patients and will also work to support the development of mental health expertise within a defined group of GP practices aligned to a specific PCN.
As one of our MHARRS practitioners you will be employed on a permanent NHS contract and will be hosted within a defined PCN. You will work alongside GPs, practice nurses, social prescribers and other primary care based professionals to help deliver an integrated and holistic approach to care.
Throughout your employment in this role you will receive regular supervision from a Senior clinician within MINT and will work within an agreed scope of practice, although we expect this to change and develop as the role develops.
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