# Community Mental Health Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- **Location:** Headquarters, St Cadoc's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Mental health practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £40,559 - £48,841 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 9am-5pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T13:01:02.839Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Newport/Caerleon/Aneurin_Bevan_University_Health_Board/Older_Adult_Mental_Health/Older_Adult_Mental_Health-v8234026
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8234026?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://abuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

In this role, you’ll provide person-centred therapeutic support to older people experiencing mental health difficulties across community settings, care homes, and memory assessment services.

You’ll carry out specialist assessments, reviews, and interventions for people with complex needs, including dementia, cognitive impairment, and other mental health conditions, making sure care is effective, evidence-based, and as least restrictive as possible.

You’ll work flexibly across services—supporting patients, carers, and staff while also getting involved in service development and quality improvement.

You’ll also help plan and oversee care for patients in both primary and secondary care, including those living in the community and in care homes.

### Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role involve working closely with older people and their families to provide compassionate, person-centred support, including having sensitive conversations around diagnosis and care needs in a reassuring and respectful way.

You’ll carry out specialist mental health assessments, including memory and functional assessments, and manage a varied caseload across community and care home settings. You’ll deliver practical, evidence-based care for people with dementia and other mental health conditions, including care planning and regular review.

You’ll support timely diagnosis, manage risk, and respond appropriately to crises. Working as part of a wider team, you’ll collaborate with GPs, OTs, psychologists and social care colleagues to ensure care is coordinated and effective.

Alongside maintaining your professional standards and ongoing development, you’ll support junior staff and contribute to a positive team culture. You’ll also be involved in service improvement, sharing knowledge, and helping to develop high-quality dementia care.

The role includes working within key legal frameworks, ensuring safe practice, safeguarding, accurate record-keeping, and maintaining confidentiality at all times.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

### 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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of Functional Mental Health Concerns
- Knowledge of Dementia Types
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Health Measures
- Knowledge of Medications used in our practice

### Transport

**Desirable**

- Ability to be able to travel to different locations in the borough

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Experience within Older Adult Mental Health

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC Registration

**Desirable**

- Qualified for 1 year at least having completed preceptorship program

## Documents

- [jdps english (pdf, 213.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660412)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660413)
- [flexible working policy (pdf, 584.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3033)
- [abuhb values & behaviour framework (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3066)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov 25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2844)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1633)

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