Mental Health Practitioner

Location: Exmouth, EX8 4DD
Salary: £29970.00 to £36483.00
Date posted: 4th July 2025
Closing date: 17th July 2025

Exmouth Core Adult Mental Health Team are seeking a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner. The team are based at St Johns Court, in Exmouth, Devon, and the post covers Exmouth and the surrounding area.

This is a substantive full time post, 37.5 hours per week over 5 days.

You will be joining Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which encompasses urban, rural and coastal demographics, making this a fascinating and beautiful area to work.

This post is open to applications from persons who are qualified as a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist. Please note that we also welcome applications from those who are newly qualified and are interested in commencing a Preceptorship with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will deliver high quality mental health services and will be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.

The role involves managing a defined caseload.

The focus will be providing continuous assessment and treatment to people with mental health difficulties and their carers. This will include recovery co-ordination and care management functions, liaison with statutory and non-statutory organisations.

About us

We provide 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. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specificationwhich will provide further information on this role.

Person Specification Knowledge

• An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• An understanding of CPA Process.
• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
• Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
• Ability to assess risk.
• Able to prioritise work to reflect changing needs.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage own time.
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area.
• Good clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Experience

• Postgraduate experience in at least two inpatient settings or substantial experience working within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting.
• Managing a caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.
• Demonstrates sound theoretical knowledge of mental health practice.
• Working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Demonstrates experience of, and relevant professional practice qualification in mentoring/assessing students and learners.

Qualifications

• An appropriate up to date professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, OT or social worker on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Training to level 2 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff.
• Post registration training in relevant field.

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.