Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

Join a forward-thinking Community Mental Health Team in Bridgwater as a Mental Health Practitioner. You will work within a multidisciplinary group to assess, plan and deliver recovery‑oriented mental health care for adults with complex needs. You’ll collaborate with partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector to ensure joined‑up support, while contributing to service improvement and team leadership. This is a period of transformational change, offering flexible working and strong professional development. You will make a meaningful difference in people’s lives every day.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working options
• NHS pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Strong career development
• Blue Light Card discounts
• NHS-specific perks

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of adults with severe mental health difficulties
• Conduct high-quality assessments and care planning
• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychosocial interventions
• Build therapeutic relationships with service users, families and carers
• Assess and manage risk and support during crises
• Coordinate care with health, social care and community partners
• Contribute to safeguarding processes and support vulnerable adults
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior colleagues
• Participate in service improvement, audits and development initiatives
• Champion recovery-focused, person-centred care and drive meaningful outcomes

Key requirements

• Qualified and registered RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
• Current registration with relevant professional body
• Evidence of post-qualifying professional development in an acute setting
• Significant post-registration experience in multi-disciplinary community mental health services
• Experience in risk management and crisis handling
• Experience with assessment, care planning, development and evaluation with clients and carers
• Knowledge of working with people with mental health problems
• Desirable: experience of mental health difficulties

• Excellent communication skills
• Compassion and resilience
• Collaborative teamwork
• Risk assessment and crisis management
• Care planning and evaluation
• Interagency collaboration and partnership development

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