Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Assertive Outreach Team in York.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced practitioners to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, specialising in work with adults who experience severe and enduring mental health, specifically psychosis and dual diagnosis.

Applications are welcome from those with Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy registrations.

Nursing candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job
As a registered professional this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting working within assertive outreach. This post is a secondment or fixed term opportunity; the contract will terminate August 2027.

As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community for individuals who have severe and enduring mental health who are difficult to engage. Service users under our caseload are often marginalised from society and experience a range of socio-economic deprivations and have experienced trauma.

You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies. The team operate Monday-Saturday 9-5 therefore you will be required to work occasional Saturday shifts.

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team.

About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Closing date: 18 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 346-NYA-054-26-D
Job locations: Huntington House, Jockey Lane, York, YO32 9XW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information regarding this post.

Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
• Recognised sign-off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Qualifications - Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience - Essential

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement.

Experience - Desirable

• Leadership or management experience

Knowledge - Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Huntington House, Jockey Lane, York, YO32 9XW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Manager Sophie Varma, sophie.varma@nhs.net, 01904465101

Supporting documents
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