# Community Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/9a384150-55ef-4d0d-8f7c-300df4d65294 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-practitioner/9a384150-55ef-4d0d-8f7c-300df4d65294.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Woodfield House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health nurse, Mental health practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T10:11:10.536Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8355682 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8355682?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you ready for your next challenge? Do you want to make a real difference to people’s lives while developing your clinical leadership and expertise? We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Band 6 Community Mental Health Worker to join our Adult Community Mental Health Treatment Team. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a multidisciplinary team that puts people at the heart of everything we do. You will work alongside service users, carers and partner neighbourhood agencies to provide high-quality, recovery-focused care to people experiencing serious and enduring mental health difficulties. ### Main duties of the job As a Key Worker, you will have a central role in supporting people on their recovery journey. You will: - Build meaningful therapeutic relationships with service users and their carers. - Complete comprehensive assessment, care planning and risk management. - Coordinate and deliver evidence-based, person-centred interventions. - Work creatively with individuals to identify their goals, strengths and aspirations. - Work collaboratively across the multidisciplinary team and wider partner agencies to ensure care is coordinated and effective. - Provide professional advice, guidance and support to colleagues and external agencies. - Use your experience and clinical expertise to support, coach and develop junior and less experienced staff. - Act as a positive clinical role model, contributing to a culture of learning, innovation and high-quality care. ### Why join us? Community mental health is about more than managing a caseload — it is about seeing the whole person, building relationships and supporting people to live the lives they want to lead. You will have the opportunity to use your clinical skills, experience and creativity every day, while working alongside a supportive multidisciplinary team. If you are passionate about recovery, thrive on collaborative working and want to make a genuine difference in your community, we want to hear from you. Come and be part of a team where your ideas, experience and contribution really matter. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to manage a large case load and co-ordinate care as a key worker - Assessment and organisational skills. - Ability to prioritise work. - Range of intervention skills - Problem solving skills - Evidence of co-ordinating /planning interagency approaches to mental health care - Ability to work as part of a team and also without direct supervision. - Excellent communication skills in individual and group settings - High standards of literacy and IT skills. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of Equal Opportunities’ Policy. - Knowledge of the National Health Service and related organisations. - Knowledge and understanding of current mental health issues. - Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Care Act including other relevant legislation **Desirable** - Experience in mental health work - experience in delivering psycho social interventions - Knowledge of Dialog plus ### Experience **Essential** - Appropriate experience post qualification in the field of mental health - Crisis working Management of complex needs **Desirable** - Work in multi-disciplinary Setting - Local Government experience Mental Health experience Care Programme Approach Care co-ordination. - Experience of working with Older people with mental health problems ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree, Diploma or equivalent in R.M.N, and significant pre qualification experience plus additional training/short courses **Desirable** - Continuing post qualification Mental health training - Experience of working with People with mental health problems ## Documents - [main terms and conditions (pdf, 406.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2515) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681598) - [rdash clinical & organisational strategy - 2023 to 2028 (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2789) - [use of artificial intelligence (ai) when writing job applications (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2919) ## 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.