Mental Health Community Practitioner

Job Summary
This is a full-time post, but we would consider applicants looking for part-time.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to employ a full-time Mental Health Practitioner within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. This role will focus on the delivery of population-based mental health care for the community of Redditch. You will be working alongside a team of highly specialist practitioners and have direct relationships with the professionals within the local Primary Care Networks (PCN). If you are seeking a role that will encompass new ways of working that will be the future delivery of community mental health care in England, then this is an opportunity you should not miss. Consideration will be made for flexible working and there may be some opportunities for staff members to work from home where clinically possible.

Main duties of the job
The main duties of a Mental Health Community Practitioner within our team include (but are not limited to):

• Completing assessments on patients referred within the Redditch locality. Referrals would typically come from GPs, however, may also come from internally within the trust or other agencies.
• Holding a caseload of patients with a range of mental health illnesses and providing treatment to these individuals using evidence-based interventions as appropriate.
• Developing care plans with patients and the MDT, to utilise these care plans to support them in recovery.
• Risk assessing and risk managing patients in response to their current needs.
• Participating in the duty system and acting appropriately when dealing with patients who are experiencing difficulties in the absence of their allocated worker.
• Receiving clinical and managerial supervision regularly, and also supervising and supporting junior members within the team.

About Us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer:

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

Details
Date posted: 30 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9798-1788
Job location:
Hill Crest, Alexandra Hospital
Quinneys Lane
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7WG

Job Description
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification
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 caseload

Desirable

• Working in a primary care setting
• Working in collaboration with VCSE service
• Experience of Care Coordination
• Training/developing staff and/or patients
• Experience of delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Will be required to complete breakaway/de-escalation training
• To participate in regular locality duty system if required
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

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.

Desirable

• Teaching/training qualification.
• Psychological therapy qualification.

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

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.
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.