# Community Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/3dc3f4ef-e738-4fa6-a7b4-463717049aa6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/3dc3f4ef-e738-4fa6-a7b4-463717049aa6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £46,419 - £55,046 per annum pro rata Inc HCAs - **Contract type:** Permanent: 22.5 hours per week - **Employment type:** Permanent: 22.5 hours per weekPart time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am till 5pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T13:22:00.446Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_health/Mental_health-v8017923 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8017923?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The City and Hackney Neighbourhood Recovery Service is a well-established team within East London Foundation Trust and operates as an integrated multi-disciplinary team with staff from both the East London NHS Foundation Trust and the London Borough of City and Hackney working together to provide a high quality service for people with severe and enduring mental health needs this is inline with Transformation Project.  The team actively works in partnership with service users, carers, the Local Authority and with other statutory services and local voluntary groups. The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated team. This will involve the assessment planning, dialogue plus assessment, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. The post holder will be expected to prioritise City of London clients as a requirement of the post but will case manage client across the borough of Hackney. ### Main duties of the job Develop and maintain a high standard of practice based on assessment through the use of psycho education, the Recovery Model and supportive clinical management. Liaise and establish good working relationships with referring agents, colleagues in Primary Care services, Adult social care Services, Other Neighbourhood Teams,  In-Patient services, Criminal Justice, Voluntary Sector and other agencies as appropriate. Ability to work autonomously and within MDT setting. To work with the multi-disciplinary team in developing plans that offer supportive crisis care in the least restrictive way. Ensure compliance with the requirements Safeguarding Adults and Children’s policies. Recognize the role of advocacy, promote concept of autonomy and self-empowerment and ensure members of the team comply with this. Have an understanding of the KPI’s for the service an participate in improving team quality and performance. Identify own educational needs ensuring professional updating and development as appropriate. Ensure full potential through supervision, appraisals and performance management. Ensure that you are suitably skilled in addressing the physical health needs of service users. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy or get in contact with us. The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-disciplinary team. This will involve the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. ## Job Details The City and Hackney Neighbourhood Recovery Service is a well-established team within East London Foundation Trust and operates as an integrated multi-disciplinary team with staff from both the East London NHS Foundation Trust and the London Borough of City and Hackney working together to provide a high quality service for people with severe and enduring mental health needs this is inline with Transformation Project. The team actively works in partnership with service users, carers, the Local Authority and with other statutory services and local voluntary groups. The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated team. This will involve the assessment planning, dialogue plus assessment, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. The post holder will be expected to prioritise City of London clients as a requirement of the post but will case manage client across the borough of Hackney. ## Job Description Develop and maintain a high standard of practice based on assessment through the use of psycho education, the Recovery Model and supportive clinical management. Liaise and establish good working relationships with referring agents, colleagues in Primary Care services, Adult social care Services, Other Neighbourhood Teams, In-Patient services, Criminal Justice, Voluntary Sector and other agencies as appropriate. Ability to work autonomously and within MDT setting. To work with the multi-disciplinary team in developing plans that offer supportive crisis care in the least restrictive way. Ensure compliance with the requirements Safeguarding Adults and Children’s policies. Recognize the role of advocacy, promote concept of autonomy and self-empowerment and ensure members of the team comply with this. Have an understanding of the KPI’s for the service an participate in improving team quality and performance. Identify own educational needs ensuring professional updating and development as appropriate. Ensure full potential through supervision, appraisals and performance management. Ensure that you are suitably skilled in addressing the physical health needs of service users. ## Responsibilities Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy or get in contact with us. The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-disciplinary team. This will involve the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post-qualification experience, which must be within mental health services - Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/community experience. - Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and an understanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments. ### Knowledge/Skills **Essential** - Thorough understanding and working knowledge of mental disorder and the treatment options. - A thorough working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequent amendments - Working knowledge of the NHS & Community Care Act, The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and other social care & mental health legislation, policy & guidance - Ability to assess manage complex and high risk situations effectively and to the benefit of service users and carers - Good report writing skills and ability to compile complex case  A/I 7 recording ad report presentation, including legal documents i.e. social circumstances reports, court reports etc. - Ability to manage and coordinate professionals, teams and services and mobilise provision where appropriate. - Assessment skills and the ability to compile care plans in partnership with service users, carers and others - Assertiveness and engagement with other professionals, able to make reasoned arguments and represent own professional views and perspectives. - Decision-making and problem solving, able to adopt creative and flexible approaches to meet the needs of service users. - Highly developed organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and delegate effectively. - Well-developed communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences - Mental Health Practice Skills and an understanding of CPA and the NSF standards. - IT skills, experience of working with service user data systems ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Team player, able to negotiate and lead other professionals whilst considering competing views and agendas - Able to work independently, with initiative, but to seek appropriate guidance and supervision when required. - Self-motivated, committed and open to new ideas and experiences - Committed to equal opportunities, and equality and diversity issues - Anti-discriminatory & anti- A/I 8 oppressive practice - Committed nursing values, able to recognise and deliver caring, compassionate, respectful and inclusive services. - A commitment to leadership & change management ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Car driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout the County - Full driving licence - Flexible working according to the needs of the service and to support work/life balance and improving working lives. ### Educational/ Qualification **Essential** - Qualified Mental Health Nurse registered with NMC - Evidence of Continuous professional development **Desirable** - Qualified Mental Health Nurse - Educated to Degree Level - mentor ## Documents - [elft strategy (pdf, 153.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1708) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [community mental health practitioner (pdf, 504.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311309) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.