Mental Health Practitioner
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
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| Salary: | £39,959 to £48,117 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Uttoxeter, ST16 8XR |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Please see job description for full list of responsibilities including: Responsible for the management of own caseload, this will include the assessment, monitoring and provision of specialist nursing interventions to individual prisoners with secondary mental health needs. In addition the post holder is responsible for arranging aftercare as required and ensuring care is co-ordinated with other services if necessary. To provide a range of interventions across the integrated offender health model this includes primary care and wellbeing interventions where appropriate. To support and liaise with substance misuse team, primary care team and to deliver wellbeing interventions. Act upon referrals from Prison based Primary Care staff, and external teams. Referrals are allocated through the weekly team meeting. The post holder will provide assessment, implementation and development of care programmes for individuals on their caseload.