Senior Mental Health Practitioner
| Posting date: | 11 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Location: | London, BR1 5PS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-1180 |
Summary
Assume responsibility for own case list and case management of patients with mental health disorders who are determined to be at medium/high risk and complex.Work in the community settings as required. Work with wider MDT and Adult psychiatrists to make a clinical diagnosis and formulation from a standard assessment, including risk assessment, on which to recommend a treatment intervention.Design, write and share a copy of the care plan with parents/carers and patients. Carry out the planned intervention with minimal supervision.Assess safeguarding issues for own cases and refer concerns to the Adult Safeguarding team.Deliver evidence based treatment interventions based on NICE guidelines. Use individual, group work, advice and supervision according to the needs of patients and have a flexible and innovative approach to packages of care.Participate and lead in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies and provide reports for referrers, families and other agencies as required.Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.Undertake all duties in line with the professional Codes of Professional Conduct, and maintain professional registration requirements for the post according to discipline/professionWork in accordance and within the principles, policies, procedures and guidelines of all aspects of clinical governance.Attend monthly supervision and annual appraisal meetings. Make effective use of colleagues in sharing and participating in casework supervision and other forms of supervision when required according to local practice, including attending peer supervision meetings if available.Identify development and training needs with manager in accordance with Trust/Directorate guidelines. Remain up to date with changing practices and wherever possible make full use of all training and educational facilities.Join and lead with colleagues in specialist teaching, consultation /support to other professionals and agencies. Participate in the provision of a good quality learning environment for trainees, overseeing placements and supervising trainees.Participate in the monitoring, evaluation and audit of the service.Work with others to undertake and promote research-based practice and use that knowledge in your everyday practice, sharing it with others in the team.