# Associate Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Kingscroft
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Assistant practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £29,812 - £32,715 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.
- **Contract type:** Permanent: N/A
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T14:24:15.619Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Staines/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Home_Treatment_Team_Northwest/Home_Treatment_Team_Northwest-v8231995
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8231995?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you passionate about improving the mental health care of Home Treatment Team Northwest?

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering health and social care, focusing on the crisis intervention of people experiencing mental health problems. Working autonomously with an allocated caseload, under supervision of a qualified clinician.

We are looking to appoint a team-player who is motivated and enthusiastic, committed to the delivery of the highest quality and excellence in mental health care.

Promoting good physical health is a key area in mental health, and our Assistant Practitioners play in a vital role in supporting the team, including the facilitation of physical health assessments and healthy lifestyles work in the community setting.

### Main duties of the job

- Assess, plan, organise and deliver care as agreed with supervising clinician, in line with clinical governance
- Undertake and record Physical Health checks particularly during clozapine titration and support the physical well-being of people under our care
- Lead on the support for carers in the team ensuring that all carers are identified and supported whilst under the care of the crisis and home treatment
- To hold an identified caseload, under supervision
- To work autonomously, with the ability to reflect upon clinical with the supervising clinician/s
- Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Document and maintain accurate clinical records within the trust’s electronic records system. To support the qualified clinicians in completing key aspects of data entry on Systemone.
- To provide effective evidence based care for people who use services and their families and carers under the supervision of qualified clinicians.
- To identify and report any concerns in regards to the potential abuse/neglect of people and carers in line with the Domestic Abuse, Surrey Safeguarding Adults and Children Processes.
- To participate in team audits and teaching sessions in the team as required
- To undertake any other duties at the request of the supervisor which are commensurate with the role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving license and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.
- Minimum 2 years experience working in a role delivering care in a mental health setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Foundation Degree in Mental Health or related subjectOR Level 3 Qualification Health related area and 2 years’ experience in a care role OR 5 years’ experience in a role delivering care in a mental health setting
- Driving license suitable for use in the United Kingdom, access to a vehicle will also be required.

## Documents

- [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727)
- [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716)
- [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714)
- [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715)
- [associate practitioner htt nw (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541959)
- [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717)

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