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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Knowledge
Understanding of the Care Programme Approach
- Knowledge
Understanding of the Care Act 2014
- Knowledge
Evidence Based De-escalation techniques / Harm minimization
- Knowledge
Knowledge of NICE guidelines and current research.
- Experience
Experience of making full psycho-social assessment and writing reports. Experience of working in a multi-racial inner city area.
- Experience
At least 18 months experience of working as a qualified RMN or Social Worker including relevant community experience.
- Experience
Experience of working as part of a multi-professional team
- Experience
Experience of working in a multi-racial inner city area.
- other requirements
Ability to work unsociable hours on a rotation basis.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Skills and Abilities
Leadership skills
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to manage self and others.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to prioritise workload.
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent time management skills.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work effectively as part of a Team
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to be innovative in daily practice.
- Education/ Qualification/ Training
Registered Nurse Part 3 and 13 (NMC) / Registered Social Worker (Social Work England) Evidence of continual professional development. ENB 998 or equivalent (Nurses) Evidence of portfolio.
- Education/ Qualification/ Training
AMHP qualification
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Mental Health Practitioner (Nurse, Social Worker) Crisis Response & Community Mental Health Pathway – Newham
Are you a dynamic, confident, and compassionate mental health professional looking for a role where you can make an immediate difference during some of the most challenging moments in a person's life?
We are looking for an experienced Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join an innovative crisis response pathway supporting people experiencing mental health crises across the Newham community. Working within an extended-hours service and alongside our Community Integrated Mental Health Services (CIMHS), Community Recovery Teams (CRT), Home Treatment Team (HTT) and wider crisis pathway partners, you will play a pivotal role in helping people access timely support in the least restrictive environment possible.
This is an exciting opportunity for practitioners who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy autonomous decision-making and are passionate about finding creative, person-centred alternatives to hospital admission wherever safe and appropriate. You will work directly with service users, carers, families and partner agencies to assess risk, formulate crisis plans and mobilise community resources that promote recovery, resilience and independence.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking practitioners who can build strong therapeutic relationships quickly, remain calm in complex situations, think creatively under pressure, and confidently balance risk while maintaining a compassionate and recovery-focused approach. A strong knowledge of local services and community resources, alongside excellent partnership-working skills, will be essential.
Whether supporting someone in A&E, responding to an urgent community referral, or working collaboratively with colleagues across the crisis pathway, you will help ensure people receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place.
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Mental Health Practitioner with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum Inc HCA. The contract type is Permanent: On site presence, willingness to work unsociable hours/shifts. The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.
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