Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Risk assessment and risk management (e.g. suicide, self-harm, safeguarding)
- Skills
Experience of care planning and care coordination (CPA or equivalent)
- Experience
Ability to work autonomously and make clinical decisions
- Experience
Ability to manage workload and prioritise effectively
- Registration
Professional Registration (NMC/HCPC)
- Registration
Post-registration experience in a community mental health setting
- Registration
Experience managing a defined caseload of patients with complex needs
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment pathways
- Skills
Experience working within MDT environments
- Experience
Experience supporting junior staff / students
- Experience
Experience supervising staff
- Registration
Facilitating groups/ workshops to patients, carers and or professionals Staff management experience.
Job overview
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 & 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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
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This advert is for Community Mental Health Practitioner with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: 12 Month Fixed Term post available also. The application deadline is 25 Sep 2026.
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