Mental Health Practitioner


Location
Warrington, England
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Profession
Mental health practitioner
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
25 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
21 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

18 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Able to communicate effectively.

  • Skills

    Possess good listening and negotiation skills

  • Skills

    Ability to work as a member of a team

  • Skills

    Professional attitude

  • Skills

    Flexibility

  • Skills

    Possess a caring, compassionate and empathic attitude

  • Values

    Continuous Improvement

  • Values

    Accountability

  • Values

    Respect

  • Values

    Enthusiasm

  • Values

    Support

  • Knowledge

    Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act

  • Knowledge

    Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.

  • Experience

    Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems

  • Experience

    Effective Care Co-ordination

  • Experience

    Care Planning and evaluation

  • Experience

    Quality and clinical audit

  • Qualifications

    Appropriate professional qualification by RMN, AHP Social Worker

Desirable

6 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.

  • Experience

    Experience of working with young people

  • Experience

    Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit

  • Qualifications

    Degree

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of post registration study.

  • Qualifications

    Approved training in CYPMHS

Job overview

The Crisis Response and home Treatment Team offers an alternative to the 9-5 working

The team is a pan Borough service working across the four Boroughs .

The team offer urgent mental health assessments and have an extensive home treatment offer supporting complex young people in the community

As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.

You will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency

As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide high quality, evidence-based care for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services. To carry out duties as a practitioner under the supervision of a mentor.

To function as an associate nurse/named nurse/care coordinator/ to service users assisting in assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care. Where appropriate, to take part in a 24-hour system of rostering including internal rotation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role.

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.

WhatsApp job alerts

Get instant WhatsApp alerts for Band 5 Mental health practitioner roles in Warrington

Create your Job Clerk account first. We'll collect your alert preferences during onboarding and help you turn on WhatsApp notifications for matching healthcare roles.

Sign up for WhatsApp alerts

Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Mental Health Practitioner with Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.

Before you apply, compare the job description with the person specification and mirror the employer's essential criteria in your supporting information. Use the vacancy title, employer, location, salary, contract type, closing date and posted date (21 Oct 2026) to decide whether this role fits your current NHSjob search. If the employer can close applications early, prepare the application before the stated deadline rather than waiting for the final day.

For more context, review related Job Clerk pages for the same profession, band or location where they exist, then use the application-support guides to tailor your statement and prepare for interview.