Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Mental Health Professional to join the Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Dovegate. You will manage your own caseload, providing mental health interventions, assessments, care planning, and delivering interventions to service users within the prison. The position involves working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with various agencies to ensure comprehensive care.
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health professional RMN/OT or Social Worker
- Evidence of recent CPD and compliance with NMC revalidation
- Considerable of experience of working in the RMN, OT or Social Worker filed
- Registered mental health professional RMN/OT or Social Worker
- Evidence of recent CPD and compliance with NMC revalidation
- Considerable of experience of working in the RMN, OT or Social Worker filed
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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Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking for a Mental Health Professional post with a difference? Why not bring your skills into Prison healthcare? Our Integrated Mental Health and Substance Misuse Service at HMP Dovegate is looking for an experienced Mental Health Professionals to join its friendly and professional team. The team is innovative, forward thinking team and committed to a Recovery focused approach that meets people's needs. The variety of the role will keep things fresh and stimulating and you will be part of a supportive team with effective management providing supervision and guidance. If you: o are a qualified RMN, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist with a flexible approach and want to work in a team that encourages new ideas and feedback on how to improve the service; o share our values and are committed to providing high quality care and developing you own skills; o have confidence in dealing with a wide range of situations and other professionals to provide the best care to people within the prison; o are enthusiastic about working within an ever-changing prison environment; o would like to work within a fully multi-disciplinary team to provide varied and comprehensive interventions in-line with the stepped care model. Then we want to hear from you!
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