Community Mental Health Practitioner (band 5 or 6)
Band 5 or Band 6
Main area Mental Health Nurse, OT, Social Worker Grade Band 5 or Band 6 Contract Permanent: Band 5 and 6 considered Hours
- Full time
- Part time
37.5 hours per week (Mostly 9-5 Monday to Friday. Some weekends and evenings on a rotational basis when required.) Job ref 327-26-663
Site Leckhampton Lodge Town Leckhampton Salary £32,073 – £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/08/2026 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’re own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This role is offered on a permanent basis.
If the successful candidate is Band 5, the post will be offered as full time. If the successful candidate is Band 6 then the post will be offered at 0.8 WTE (4 days per week).
Are you passionate about supporting people with psychosis and serious mental illness? Do you want to be a care co-ordinator?
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner in the Cheltenham, Tewksbury and North Cotswolds Assertive Outreach team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our multi-disciplinary team. Applicants should have an interest in working with individuals who have severe and enduring mental health problems and are difficult to engage. The specific purpose is to deliver care in a collaborative manner that reflects the principles of AOT working, particularly aspects relating to recovery and social inclusion.
The Cheltenham, Tewksbury and North Cotswolds Assertive Outreach Team provides comprehensive mental health and psychosocial support to people with severe and enduring mental illnesses such as psychosis and mood disorders. The successful candidate will care co-ordinate a caseload, whilst working with the MDT and external agencies in order to promote patients recovery and quality of life. This post is open for all registered clinicians.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for community mental health Practitioner who has some experience of working with adults of Working Age and caring for individuals with enduring mental health problems. The post will include care coordinating a designated caseload, working within CPA Policy and associated countywide risk procedures, travelling independently, use of IT skills and a working knowledge of legislation regarding safeguarding vulnerable adults, the MHA and MCA.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Engage in complex health assessments as appropriate and plan relevant care in partnership with service users.
- To act as care co-ordinator in line with Gloucestershire Health and Care Trust policy for Care Programme Approach
- To ensure appropriate safety assessments are completed
- To develop and deliver evidence based packages of care including specific bio-psychosocial interventions where appropriate
- To work in partnership with service users, carers, other team members and other statutory and non-statutory agencies
- To liaise closely with the CRHTT during periods of crisis for the service user and to ensure their timely involvement in helping to manage the crisis
- To provide clinical supervision, caseload management, preceptorship, mentorship and day to day supervision/management for a designated staff group and students, ensuring appropriate professional development and quality of care
- Positively address issues of discrimination and social inclusion
- Patriciate, collaborate, educate and offer consultancy to other partner agencies and others ensuring appropriate decisions are made regarding service user and carer needs
- To ensure that all relevant data is entered onto Trust information systems (e.g. RiO, PAS, ERIC) in a timely manner
- Ensure the physical health needs of service users are met, including advice, support and health education to both service users and carers
- Taking responsibility in a generic mental health team setting for tasks often traditionally associated with other professionals when safe to do so and sufficiently trained
- To ensure all safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act issues are dealt with according to policy
- Contribute to service development and quality initiatives in line with local and national policies through the use of audit and policy development
- To act up for the team manager as required (band 6)
- Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post/profession as requested by Senior Managers
- Qualified Nurse/ Social Worker/ OT Registered with an approved Governing Body
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Skills
- Full UK licence and own car
- Experience in lone working
Experience
- Experience working with Psychosis
- Experience working in the community
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.
For more information please see the attached ‘Additional Information for Applicants’ document.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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