Band 6 Specialist Practitioner – Bath: Sponsorship Available

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

Job summary

BSW Mental Health Clinical Assessment Service (MH CAS).

The BSW 111-2 service operates in a partnership delivery model with BrisDoc.

BrisDoc provide the ‘front door’ call handling for the pathway, receiving calls from the public, gathering information and first line triage to identify the presenting need.

Those callers requiring additional mental health assessment and support will then be passed through to the BSW 111-2 Mental Health Clinical Assessment Service (MHCAS) provided by mental health practitioners employed by AWP.

The BSW MHCAS will work alongside the BNSSG MHCAS which operates under the Integrated Access Partnership (IAP), a multiagency partnership delivery approach across a range of urgent care services.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role is to provide telephone-based triage and clinical assessment within the BSW 111 MHCAS service, determining appropriate care pathways and making onward referrals where clinically indicated.

You will also provide advice and guidance to service users, carers, and partner organisations. As the service operates 24/7, you will be expected to work shift across the 24/7 shift pattern (Early, Late, Night).

You will also work closely with Avon and Wiltshire Partnership (AWP) BSW services, including Intensive Support Teams, Acute Hospital Liaison, Care Home Liaison, Police Control Room Triage, and Health-Based Places of Safety.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • -Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker

Desirable

  • -Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as Thorn, Non-Medical Prescribing, CBT, AMHP, Brief Interventions etc

Experience

Essential

  • -Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of frontline mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions
  • -Demonstrates experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies
  • -Able to articulate a detailed understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including CPA process, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding

Skills

Essential

  • -Highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing and testing of understanding
  • -Highly developed verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed
  • -Highly developed written communication skills, with experience of compiling and sorting notes and reports, establishing statistical data and analysing information

Desirable

  • -Demonstrates a willingness to embrace new technology and processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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