Community Mental Health Duty Practitioner
| Posting date: | 30 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Location: | Hastings, TN34 3AA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9354-25-1497 |
Summary
Essential QualificationsRegistered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the roleEvidence of continuous professional development Essential KnowledgeExperience of working alongside people with complex mental health needs in the designated care group.Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of mental health problemsExperience of working consultatively with other professionalsExperience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessmentsExperience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agenciesExperience of working within the CPA processKnowledge of MHA (1983/2007).Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.Child and Adult safeguarding procedures.Change management and organising and prioritising their workload.Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence-based knowledge.Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group. Person SpecificationEssential QualificationsRegistered Practitioner with current registration (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities Nurse /Social Work/ OT) appropriate to the roleCompletion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalentEvidence of continuous professional development Experience/KnowledgeSignificant post qualifying experience in the relevant care groupExperience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care groupExperience of supervising staffExperience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problemsExperience of working consultatively with professionalsExperience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessmentsExperience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agenciesExperience of working within the CPA processPrevious experience of working in the community This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).