Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Islettechnologies; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Barnstaple seeks a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to provide high-quality mental health services to adults. This full-time, permanent role is based at the West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic. Applicants must have a relevant mental health qualification and current UK registration. Responsibilities include managing treatment for complex mental health difficulties and supervising junior staff. The position offers a salary between £38,682 and £46,580 annually, with flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Current UK registration with no restrictions (NMC / HCPC / SWE).
• Postgraduate registration experience at band 5 in mental health care.
• Experience managing a busy caseload within a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality mental health services to manage a defined caseload.
• Design and coordinate personalised treatment packages.
• Provide statutory adult social care and liaise with agencies.

Skills

Professional mental health qualification

Evidence of continuing professional development

Supervising and mentoring

Experience in multi-disciplinary environments

Education

Professional mental health qualification

Relevant qualification in pharmacy or nursing

Job description

Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity arises for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the Taw Core Adult Mental Health Team at West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Barnstaple. As part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, the team provides mental health treatments and interventions to adults in rural and coastal demographics. This role offers the chance to join a dynamic, motivated, skilled service that builds upon its achievements and aims to improve interventions.

About Us

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, including specialist and secure services for the wider south west region and nationally. We promote good mental health and wellbeing, striving to deliver safe, high quality services focused on recovery.

Our Values

• Commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, respect, dignity, compassion.
• Inclusive employer encouraging applications from all community sections.
• Disability Confident Leader and promotes coproduction with patients, families and carers.

Details

• Reference number: C9369-25-0943-2
• Date posted: 18 December 2025
• Band: 6; Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
• Contract: Permanent; Working pattern: Full‑time, flexible working
• Location: West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Youings Drive, Pilton, Barnstaple, EX31 1QL

Job Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services, managing a defined caseload focused on assessment and treatment for people with complex mental health difficulties and their carers.
• Adopt a recovery coordination approach, designing and coordinating personalised treatment packages evaluated in line with payment by results.
• Provide statutory adult social care, care management functions (assessment, care planning, reviewing) and liaise with statutory and non‑statutory agencies.
• Contribute to clinical leadership, supervise other team members, and participate in team and service development and evaluation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional mental health qualification (e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist) on the appropriate professional body register and hold current UK registration with no restrictions (NMC / HCPC / SWE).
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements.
• Recognised relevant qualification in pharmacy or nursing.

Desirable

• Post‑graduate qualification relevant to specialism.
• Clinical supervision qualification.
• Training to level 3 in safeguarding children and young people.
• Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive postgraduate registration experience at band 5 in mental health care, including at least two inpatient and one community setting.
• Experience acting as nurse in charge and managing a busy caseload within a community setting without supervision.
• Experience of clinically supervising and mentoring students.
• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary and multi‑agency environment.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Desirable

• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience deputising for more senior staff.

Additional Information

• Disclosures: Disclosure and Barring Service check required.
• Certificate of sponsorship: Applicants who require Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered.
• UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Important Note: Applicants must already hold a UK professional registration to be considered for this post.