Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Mental

Health Practitioner within the Taw Core Adult Mental Health Team based at West

Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Barnstaple.

As part of Devon Partnership Trust, the team at West Pilton

provides mental health treatments and interventions to adults of working age

across rural and coastal demographics that combine to make this a fascinating

and beautiful area to work.

The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic,

motivated and skilled service helping the team to build upon their achievements

and continue to work to improve the interventions that they provide.

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is growing as we establish

ourselves us as one of the leading providers of mental health services in the

country.Please note you must already hold a UK Professional Registration and be able to demonstrate the ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role to be considered for this post

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive

mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a

focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex

mental health difficulties. Liaising with the persons family, carers and

partner agencies to provide and balanced and informed approach.

Adopting a recovery co-ordination approach to mutually

design a personalised plan of treatment packages that is agreed by the

individual and evaluated to evaluate efficacy and patient experience.

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and energy who

wants to make a difference to peoples lives; is creative, innovative and highly

motivated. You must have assessment and care planning skills and experience in

mental health and multi-disciplinary working is desirable.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, be

able to exercise clinical judgement in respect of assessing and managing risk.

In addition, you need to be committed to the values and principles of recovery,

and able to help deliver a safe, timely, caring and responsive service. This is

a really great opportunity to join the Taw Core team at an interesting and

exciting time as we work towards transforming our community service so that we

offer the best and most comprehensive care to the people of Taw.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9369-26-0802

Job locations

Taw CMHT

West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic

Youings Drive, Pilton

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 1QL

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive

mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a

focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex

mental health difficulties and their carers. This will include keyworker (design and co-ordination of treatment packages that are

personalised. The liaison with a wide range of statutory and

non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership

of the team, providing supervision for other members and participating in team

and service development, and evaluation.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive

mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a

focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex

mental health difficulties and their carers. This will include keyworker (design and co-ordination of treatment packages that are

personalised. The liaison with a wide range of statutory and

non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership

of the team, providing supervision for other members and participating in team

and service development, and evaluation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working at band 6 in mental health care working in at least two inpatient and one community settings or substantial experience in both inpatient and community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting? Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis;
• Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision;
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Desirable

• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience in deputising for more senior staff
• Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by managers or others

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• The ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Qualifications

Essential

• A professional mental health qualification eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current UK registration with no restrictions (EG NMC / HCPC / SWE).
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development Mentoring students in line with professional requirement.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism Clinical Supervision qualification Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working at band 6 in mental health care working in at least two inpatient and one community settings or substantial experience in both inpatient and community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting? Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis;
• Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision;
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Desirable

• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience in deputising for more senior staff
• Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by managers or others

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• The ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Qualifications

Essential

• A professional mental health qualification eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current UK registration with no restrictions (EG NMC / HCPC / SWE).
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development Mentoring students in line with professional requirement.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism Clinical Supervision qualification Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Taw CMHT

West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic

Youings Drive, Pilton

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 1QL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Taw CMHT

West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic

Youings Drive, Pilton

Barnstaple

Devon

EX31 1QL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive

mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a

focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with complex

mental health difficulties and their carers. This will include keyworker (design and co-ordination of treatment packages that are

personalised. The liaison with a wide range of statutory and

non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership

of the team, providing supervision for other members and participating in team

and service development, and evaluation.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working at band 6 in mental health care working in at least two inpatient and one community settings or substantial experience in both inpatient and community settings within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting? Evidence of acting as nurse in charge on a regular basis;
• Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of mental health conditions within a community setting and without supervision;
• Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Desirable

• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience in deputising for more senior staff
• Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by managers or others

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• The ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent clinical assessment skills.
• Ability to manage change in a positive manner.

Qualifications

Essential

• A professional mental health qualification eg RMN, Social Work Degree or equivalent, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current UK registration with no restrictions (EG NMC / HCPC / SWE).
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development Mentoring students in line with professional requirement.

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism Clinical Supervision qualification Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service