Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Assertive Outreach Team


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Yeovil, BA20 2BN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Oct 2026

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Summary

As a Community Mental Health Professional, you'll be a key member of the Assertive Outreach Team, delivering specialist support to adults experiencing serious and enduring mental health difficulties. You'll provide holistic, recovery-focused care that is tailored to each person's individual needs, strengths, and aspirations. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll carry out comprehensive assessments, develop collaborative care plans, coordinate support, and regularly review progress. Building strong, trusting relationships will be central to your success, particularly when supporting individuals whose circumstances are complex or who may find services challenging to engage with. You'll also play an important leadership role within the team, providing supervision, advice, and support to colleagues, students, and less experienced team members. There will be opportunities to contribute to recruitment, staff development, service improvement initiatives, audits, and wider quality improvement work. About You To be successful in this role, you will be: A qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with current registration with the appropriate professional body. Experienced in working within mental health services and supporting people with severe and enduring mental health conditions. Skilled in assessment, risk management, care planning, and therapeutic engagement. A strong communicator who can build effective relationships with service users, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies. Committed to continuous professional development and delivering compassionate, person-centred care. Able to work independently while contributing positively to a supportive multidisciplinary team. Due to the community-based nature of the role, you must hold a full driving licence, have access to a vehicle for work purposes, and maintain appropriate business insurance.

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