Community Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner specializing in older adults. Based at Parklands House, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for people with cognitive deterioration, dementia, and functional mental health illnesses. The role involves managing a complex caseload, participating in the duty system, supervising staff, and running clinics. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with other agencies to promote recovery-focused care.
Key responsibilities
- Co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users.
- Supervise a Band 5 Community Practitioner/Band 3 Community Health Care Support Worker.
- Formulate care and risk management plans in collaboration with service users and carers.
- Actively consider and participate in team development.
- Participate in the team's duty system.
- Produce reports, supervise staff, and run clinics as necessary.
Essential criteria
- \*Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapist.
- \*Recognised Mentorship qualification (applies to nurses) or preparedness to undertake this within agreed timeframe
- \*24 months post registration experience
- \*Driving License
- \*Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapist.
- \*Recognised Mentorship qualification (applies to nurses) or preparedness to undertake this within agreed timeframe
- \*24 months post registration experience
- \*Driving License
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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Job summary
Calling Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioners! Do you have a passion for working with older adults?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Based at Parklands House, London Road, Basingstoke, the Older Persons CMHT offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for people with a deterioration in cognition and/or dementia and over 65's who present with functional mental health illnesses. We work closely with carers and other services, such as Adult Health and Social Care and with the voluntary sector.
The CMHT is a lively, dynamic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team which provides care coordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs.
You will need excellent assessment and communication skills. In addition, you will carry a caseload and participate in the team's duty system. As a senior clinician, you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery focused care as well as producing reports, supervising staff and running clinics as necessary.
The successful candidate will have sound clinical skills, be able to coordinate complex care, have good administration and IT skills, as well as good report writing, organisational skills and working knowledge of safeguarding.
Applicants must have a driving licence suitable for use in the United Kingdom and access to a v
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