Community Mental Health Practitioner (band 5 or 6)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 - £48,117
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leckhampton, GL51 9DZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	20 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Aug 2026

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Summary

Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with service users. To act as care co-ordinator in line with Gloucestershire Health and Care Trust policy for Care Programme Approach To ensure appropriate safety assessments are completed To develop and deliver evidence based packages of care including specific bio-psychosocial interventions where appropriate To work in partnership with service users, carers, other team members and other statutory and non-statutory agencies To liaise closely with the CRHTT during periods of crisis for the service user and to ensure their timely involvement in helping to manage the crisis To provide clinical supervision, caseload management, preceptorship, mentorship and day to day supervision/management for a designated staff group and students, ensuring appropriate professional development and quality of care Positively address issues of discrimination and social inclusion Patriciate, collaborate, educate and offer consultancy to other partner agencies and others ensuring appropriate decisions are made regarding service user and carer needs To ensure that all relevant data is entered onto Trust information systems (e.g. RiO, PAS, ERIC) in a timely manner Ensure the physical health needs of service users are met, including advice, support and health education to both service users and carers Taking responsibility in a generic mental health team setting for tasks often traditionally associated with other professionals when safe to do so and sufficiently trained To ensure all safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act issues are dealt with according to policy Contribute to service development and quality initiatives in line with local and national policies through the use of audit and policy development To act up for the team manager as required (band 6) Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post/profession as requested by Senior Managers The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

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