Mental Health Community Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Job summary

Join our
team, we pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients across Evesham,
Upton and Pershore. We will provide you with resources to develop and progress
a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development
as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.

This is
full time post, but we would consider applicants looking for part time.

In the Evesham
Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) we strive to improve the mental health
and wellbeing of our local communities.

We have
incorporated a huddle into the daily functioning of the team which enables us
to be focused on the recovery of the patient through a multidisciplinary approach,
with expertise from doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, support workers
and psychological therapies staff.

If you are
passionate, self-motivated and looking to be part of an exciting opportunity to
contribute to the development of NMHTs then we would welcome your application
and look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Will work as a key member and resource of the MDT core team.

This post will offer a challenging and exciting opportunity to
gain experience of working across South Community Mental Health Service,
developing relationships with Primary Care, partner agencies and wider mental
health services.

You will have the opportunity to design and deliver evidence-based
recovery focused mental health interventions and groups. Knowledge of delivery
psychoeducation within a group environment and 1:1 would be an advantage.

You will have experience of working with this user group in
community settings. You will have a registered qualification in mental health
nursing, occupational therapy or social work.

You will hold a blended caseload of common mental health disorders
and severe mental illness patients.

The ability to work flexibly as the need of the service demands is
essential.

Attend weekly
MDT meetings, participate in professionals meetings, signpost to adjunct
services depending on patient need.

Support
and guidance to the carers of patients accessing the services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g. in social work, nursing, OT with current professional registration.
  • RMN, BSc/DipSW, BSc OT.
  • Recent evidence of continuing professional development.
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
  • Delivery of evidence based interventions in mental health.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a Mental Health setting.
  • Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems.
  • Assessment and management of clinical risk.
  • Working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Managing own case load.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems.
  • Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management.
  • Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2006 and other relevant legislation.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

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: 23 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.