Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
| Posting date: | 23 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £44,485.00 to £52,521.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44485.00 - £52521.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2026 |
| Location: | Kingsbury, London, NW9 0PS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-26-0392 |
Summary
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification on this advert for further info. MAIN DUTIES: Key Responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities Undertake holistic assessments of older adults and people living with dementia across physical, cognitive, functional, emotional and social domains in patients homes, care homes and community settings. Provide timely response including triage, de-escalation, medication review and clinical decision-making to prevent escalation and hospital admission. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based interventions and personalised care plans that promote independence, recovery and self-management. Identify and manage risks associated with frailty and mental health, including falls, delirium, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment, depression, psychosis, anxiety, self-harm risk and carer strain. Monitor medication compliance and side effects, maintaining up-to-date pharmacological knowledge relevant to older adults and people living with dementia . Contribute to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)-informed care planning, ensuring mental health is integrated into holistic frailty management. Support safe discharge planning and continuity of care through proactive follow-up and coordination with neighbourhood partners to prevent readmission. Participate in duty systems including triage and allocation of referrals based on urgency and complexity. Maintain accurate, timely documentation and contribute to audit, data collection and service evaluation Integrated Neighbourhood & Admission Avoidance Responsibilities Participate in Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) meetings and multidisciplinary forums, contributing specialist assessment, risk formulation and preventative planning. Provide proactive case management for high-risk individuals identified through neighbourhood risk stratification or frequent attender data. Deliver rapid response assessments within agreed timeframes to prevent avoidable Emergency Department attendance. Support care homes and primary care colleagues with specialist advice to reduce emergency presentations. Implement short-term stabilisation and safety-netting arrangements to prevent crisis escalation. Contribute to digital-enabled follow-up and remote monitoring to support continuity of care. Lead and implement evidence-based cognitive and social interventions to support people living well with dementia, provide guidance to colleagues on strategies to reduce the risk of progression in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, and evaluate outcomes to inform care planning and service development.