# Community Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/718f44f3-c373-444d-adf7-cb563dbdb0d9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/718f44f3-c373-444d-adf7-cb563dbdb0d9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T08:22:04.082Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Daventry/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Mental_Health_Service_Adult/Community_Mental_Health_Service_Adult-v8025739 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8025739?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 West Northamptonshire, specifically within the Daventry and surrounding area. About the Role: We currently have a vacancy for a Community Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who is: - Committed and enthusiastic - 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 agencies to ensure an 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. ## Job Details 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 West Northamptonshire, specifically within the Daventry and surrounding area. About the Role: We currently have a vacancy for a Community Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who is: Committed and enthusiastic 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 ## Job Description 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 agencies to ensure an 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. ## 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Risk assessment and risk management (e.g. suicide, self-harm, safeguarding) - Experience of care planning and care coordination **Desirable** - Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment pathways - Experience working within MDT environments - Experience of caseload management ### 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 ### 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. ## Documents - [benefits (pdf, 570.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2078) - [cmht band 6 cpn (pdf, 816.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10312634) ## 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.