Duty and Risk Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Duty, Risk and Mental Health Practitioner to join us in a new role in an established Talking Therapies service.

You will work as part of our Talking Therapies services dealing closely with a wide range of stakeholders providing first-class clinical care.

You should hold a current registration to a professional health registered body, maintain ongoing professional development and training to the equivalent of safeguarding Level 3 and your experience should include:

• working within NHS mental health services with a range of mental health issues.
• assessing & managing multiple presentations of risk. multidisciplinary working.
• assessment & managing wide range of safeguarding issues. working with people in acute mental distress.
• providing risk & safeguarding advice, consultation and/or supervision to other practitioners.

Main duties of the job

The Duty and Risk Mental Health Practitioner will have substantial client contact by telephone, often talking with people who may be distressed, to help screen client suitability for the service and make referrals where appropriate into secondary mental health services. There may be some additional responsibilities in supporting interface discussions between Talking Therapies Services and Secondary Care mental health services.

About us

Vita Health Group celebrates life. Improving lives physically and mentally drives everything we do. To find out more about Vita Health Group and the services we provide, please click here: https://www.vitahealthgroup.co.uk/

Details

• Date posted: 25 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: Depending on experience Dependent on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: U0009-26-0076
• Job locations: Home Based / Remote, EC4Y 8EN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

You should hold a current registration to a professional health registered body, maintain ongoing professional development and training to the equivalent of safeguarding Level 3and your experience should include:

• working within NHS mental health services with a range of mental health issues.
• assessing & managing multiple presentations of risk.
• multidisciplinary working.
• assessment & managing wide range of safeguarding issues.
• working with people in acute mental distress.
• providing risk & safeguarding advice, consultation and/or supervision to other practitioners.

This is a great chance to build your skills and develop your career in a fast-paced healthcare environment and you will be fully involved in working as a Duty and Risk Mental Health Practitioner in a Regional Team, covering several Talking Therapies Services, liaising directly with clients, members of the Talking Therapies team, GPs and other agencies, including Secondary Care.

Working as part of the Duty Team you will be responsible for providing advice and support to our staff (CBT Therapists/Counsellors, DIT, IPT, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners (PWPs) and our administrative team) about all aspects of clinical risk, supporting robust risk management and safeguarding processes across the service.

We welcome applicants who have experience of and confidence in managing risk. A working knowledge of primary and secondary mental health care services would be an advantage.

Staff development is very important to Vita Health Group and you will have an annual study leave allowance, for your own development as a practitioner.

The role will be remote but we encourage team building days on site at Vita Health Group bases in the region. You will need to have private working space to take confidential calls.

About Us

As part of Spire Healthcare, were proud to build on a legacy of improving lives for over 30 years and continue to deliver primary care physical and mental health services accessed through the NHS, via employer-funded care and at our network of private clinics.

Working here

We are an award-winning employer regularly recognised at industry events and our latest employee survey revealed the top reasons for working here as:

• Supportive teams and managers
• A positive and inclusive culture
• Strong well-being and mental health support
• Trust, autonomy and flexibility

We invest in your growth with frequent career progression opportunities and development initiatives including mentoring, secondments, management training and regular clinical CPD webinars. You will enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package further details here Careers - Vita Health Group

Equality Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We actively support a range of initiatives including:

• Disability Confident Leader
• Positive action through Ethnicity and Gender Matters initiatives
• Employer with Heart and Mindful Employer status
• Menopause Friendly accreditation

Learn more about our EDI commitments here Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Vita Health Group.

If you need any adjustments or assistance during the recruitment process we will be happy to help - please get in touch at recruitment@vhg.co.uk

Additional information

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in the UK and subject to a DBS check at offer stage.

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We may close jobs to new applications earlier than original stated closing date.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).