Mental Health Practitioner

Job Purpose The post holder will deliver high quality mental health services in this secondment role which involves managing a defined caseload. The focus will be providing continuous assessment and treatment to people with organic and functional mental health presentations and their carers. This will include recovery coordination (design and coordination of treatment packages that are personalised and evaluated in line with payment by results). The liaison with a wide range of statutory and non‑statutory agencies is central to this role, in the care home education support team. The post holder will be an effective member of the multi‑disciplinary team. Fixed Term Secondment This post is offered as a Fixed Term / Secondment opportunity until 31st July 2026. The Role Will Include Providing complex assessment and care planning for individuals and their families/carers. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Engage service users and carers assertively in the community. Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers and other services to prevent hospital admission. Offer a range of NICE evidence‑based interventions. Provide proactive risk management approaches to help the service user and their family. Develop and maintain effective working relationships and networks with colleagues within mental health services, primary care and other partner agencies, including physical health checks and interventions. Provide interventions and work with other disciplines/agencies/teams in the care of service users experiencing co‑morbid problems with substance use/misuse. Engage the service user and their family in relapse prevention. Support medication concordance. Advocate for the people in your care, supporting and signposting them, so they can get back into employment or access housing, focusing on their recovery and helping them live the life they want to live. About Us Devon Partnership NHS Trust provides mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider South West region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing, and are committed to delivering high quality services that are safe & focused on people’s recovery. We strive to develop a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do. Our values We recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours underpinning our Trust’s core values, including a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We bring these values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile, making time for people, challenging ourselves & others, and being open to new ideas. Qualifications – Essential 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. Qualifications – Desirable 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. Experience – Essential Substantial experience of managing a complex caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems (organic and functional). Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector. Providing clinical supervision. Mentoring students in line with professional requirements. Experience – Desirable Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency environment. Participation in user involvement in services. Experience delivering model‑based psychological therapy. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure and Barring Service check to assess any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. #J-18808-Ljbffr