Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Company: Rcnilearning
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Location: Wakefield
Job Description:

Up to £49,175 per annum FTE – depending on experience

7-day service. Monday-Friday 08:00-16:00 or 08:00-18:00, Saturday-Sunday 8:30-16:30.

18:00 finish, weekend duties and bank holidays are shared across the team.

This position is full time.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Primary Care team at HMP Wakefield, a category A Prison located in West Yorkshire.

How will we support you?

  • Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
  • Competency framework
  • Regional and national career development opportunities
  • Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
  • Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

What you’ll be doing

As aSenior Mental Health Practitioner,your responsibilities will vary. You will

  • Responsible for assessment and ongoing management of our patients’ mental health needs.
  • Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients, assessing their physical, social and psychological needs to develop a holistic health care plan.
  • Contribute to our nursing strategy and vision to; Provide outstanding evidence based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
  • Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries.
  • Play an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient’s care following our policies and procedures and always considering safeguarding.

If you are interested incareer development,we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include bothinternal and external optionsfor development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

  • Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
  • Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
  • 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

To find out more or to apply for this role, please click on the APPLY button

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Posted: March 18th, 2026