Mental Health Practitioner - MHIST- Rehab Access

Job overview

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to be a part of the Mental Health Intensive Support Team working within their Rehab Access Function supporting the Clinical lead in the coordination of rehabilitation and out of area assessments.

The role will involve formulating specialist assessments for individuals that require rehabilitation for both community and inpatient settings.  You may be asked to deputise for the Clinical Lead during periods of annual leave, sickness and absence. In doing so you will act as a point of contact for all internal and external agencies associated with the running of the Rehab Access function.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 27/04/2026 and the proposed interview date is 07/05/2026

Main duties of the job

In partnership with the Clinical Lead you will be responsible for screening referrals, liaising with professionals and families/carers.  Completing assessments to formulate a Rehab pathway.

As part of this role you will liaise with Inpatient services within acute care to offer specialist advise around rehabilitation and support acute care in formulating discharge pathways.

Be able to signpost to the appropriate service to meet individual service user and carer needs.  To deliver evidence based interventions which are measurable and which promote the service users journey along the recovery pathway.

You will be required to attend weekly Gatekeeping meetings where assessments are discussed with the Rehab MDT and external funding bodies.

Responsibility to supervise junior staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!