Adult Mental Health Practitioner

1 month ago


Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom Devon Partnership NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Exmouth Core Adult Mental Health Team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality care to individuals with complex mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a defined and complex caseload, providing expert assessment and treatment to individuals and their families/carers.
  • Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and their families/carers, as well as other services to prevent hospital admission.
  • Offer proactive risk management approaches to help service users and their families.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships and networks with colleagues within mental health services, primary care, and other partner agencies.
  • Provide interventions and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co-morbid problems with substance use/misuse.
About Us

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is a leading provider of mental health and learning disability services in the South West. We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing, and strive to deliver high-quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered and supported, where possible.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

  • A professional mental health qualification, e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, ENB 811/812 or CPN Degree.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Postgraduate qualification relevant to specialism.
  • Clinical Supervision qualification.
  • Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.

Essential Experience

  • Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex mental health problems.
  • Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
  • Providing clinical supervision.
  • Experience of delivering model-based psychological therapy.

Knowledge and Skills

  • An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
  • Ability to assess and develop plans to manage risk.
  • Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans, including complex multi-agency care plans.


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