Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a compassionate, knowledgeable, and motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join the team at HMP Guys Marsh. You will provide specialist mental healthcare to offenders, working as part of the Mental Health In-Reach Team. The role involves delivering specialist interventions, managing a mixed caseload, and performing robust assessments and interventions for offenders with learning disabilities and mental health conditions. You will also contribute to continuity of care and work closely with community mental health teams.
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working as a registered Mental Health Professional
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills in assessing and treating adults with complex mental health needs
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare Experience Working within prison or secure settings
- Professional Registration - RMN, HCPC, Social Worker, Etc
- Good written/verbal communication skills
- Previous experience working as a registered Mental Health Professional
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills in assessing and treating adults with complex mental health needs
- Experience of multi-professional collaboration including working in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations. Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care.
- Knowledge of current National Prison Health Quality & Performance Indicators
- Working knowledge of current issues/agendas facing prison/offender healthcare Experience Working within prison or secure settings
- Professional Registration - RMN, HCPC, Social Worker, Etc
- Good written/verbal communication skills
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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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Are you ready to unlock your potential within a challenging, creative and fast paced work environment? Do you want to work with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past?
Due to our ongoing success as the healthcare provider at HMP Guys Marsh, we are currently expanding opportunities due to additional commissioned services. We are currently looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable and motivatedMental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team at HMP Guys Marsh on a 12 month FTC covering maternity leave.
Our healthcare team have a real impact on promoting health and well-being to those in prison and we pride ourselves on using skills and strategies that instil hope for patients future resettlement back into the community. We directly deliver Mental Health, Physical Health, Pharmacy and Clinical Substance Misuse in an integrated healthcare delivery model to provide effective and responsive care to improve wellbeing and support better outcomes in the future.
As part of our mental health team, you will enjoy all the benefits of NHS AfC employment (inc pension) with the opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service, who encourage career and personal development to all staff to increase their clinical and interperso
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