Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary
Are you motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to working in a recovery-focused approach? If so, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) Adult Community Mental Health Services is the place for you.

We are proud to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Community Mental Health Team, which takes pride in the compassionate support it provides to the communities of North Northamptonshire, specifically within the Kettering and Corby area.

About the Role
We currently have vacancies for Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs) who are:

• Committed and enthusiastic professionals
• Experienced in working with people with a range of mental health conditions
• Passionate about delivering high-quality, recovery-focused care
• Skilled in working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team

What You'll Gain

• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of service users
• A supportive team environment that values compassion, innovation, and professional growth
• Access to supervision, appraisal, and ongoing training to enhance your skills and career development

Main duties of the job
Our Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) are dedicated to providing planned and effective mental health support and interventions tailored to the individual needs and goals of each service user. Care is delivered in partnership with service users, their loved ones, and other services to ensure a holistic and person-centred approach.

Collaborative Care

• CMHTs work closely with other agencies and organisations to promote the health and wellbeing of the local population.
• Responsibility for care is shared between the CMHT, partner organisations, the service user, and their loved ones.

Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Approach
Our teams operate in a collaborative, recovery-focused way, guided by trauma-informed care principles. The MDT includes:

• Consultant Psychiatrists
• Clinical Psychologists
• Registered Mental Health Practitioners (Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists)
• Community Support Workers
• Peer Support Workers
• Representatives from social care, housing, drug and alcohol services, and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector

Keyworker Model
Each service user has an identified keyworker within the team, who acts as their main point of contact and provides continuity of care for both the service user and their carer.

About us
At Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender or gender reassignment
• Race or ethnicity
• Religion or belief
• Sexual orientation
• Marital or civil partnership status
• Pregnancy or maternity status

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in our organisation, including:

• Disabled people (both visible and non-visible disabilities)
• People from Black and minority ethnic communities
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals

Car owner/driver and current driving licence essential, or access to a car, as you may be required to cross-cover other sites. This requirement does not apply if you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Job responsibilities
For full details about this role, please refer to the Job Description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The complete Person Specification can be accessed in the About You section of the document.

Person Specification
Registration
Essential

• Professional Registration (NMC/HCPC)
• Post-registration experience in a community mental health setting
• Experience managing a defined caseload of patients with complex needs

Desirable

• Facilitating groups/workshops to patients, carers and or professionals Staff management experience.

Skills
Essential

• Risk assessment and risk management (e.g. suicide, self-harm, safeguarding)
• Experience of care planning and care coordination (CPA or equivalent)

Desirable

• Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment pathways
• Experience working within MDT environments

Experience
Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and make clinical decisions
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively

Desirable

• Experience supporting junior staff / students
• Experience supervising staff

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 (opens in a new window).