Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

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The closing date is 25 September 2025

Role

Mental Health Practitioner

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Team Manager in the development of operational and clinical service mechanisms. Act as an exemplar professional role model in embracing core values of dignity, respect, care, and compassion. Be aware of and keep updated on wider agreed service models. The post holder will work to establish effective multi-disciplinary working. The post holder will undertake mental health assessments and risk assessments, care planning, and implementation and review of service to people referred to the team both individually and with colleagues from other disciplines. To care coordinate those on CPA ensuring that reviews are held in line with policy and guidelines. To provide structured therapeutic interventions with potentially complex clients in one-to-one sessions or group settings as appropriate. To manage a caseload and to prioritise effectively. To participate in multi-disciplinary team working to ensure service user needs are met. To use effective judgement and interventions in emergency clinical situations. To liaise with other professionals and agencies in the planning and delivery of care for service users ensuring that a quality service is provided within the locality. To develop and maintain productive working relationships with your team, managers, and other colleagues. To take personal responsibility to keep your knowledge up to date and to reflect on and evaluate your own values in the wider prison establishment.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification Professional Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) or Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of post-registration continuing professional development activity
• NMP registrant

Experience

• Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Understand mental health assessments, risk assessment and care planning
• Awareness of evidence-based practice
• Able to prioritise care management
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care
• Understanding of the criminal justice pathway
• Experience in a secured setting

Skills

• Evidence of clinical assessment and formulation skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Postgraduate training for example CBT/DBT

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.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust