# Senior Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Devon Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner/6d9f2af5-6416-4865-9c22-96cc4cb9b188 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner/6d9f2af5-6416-4865-9c22-96cc4cb9b188.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Devon Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Exeter - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T08:31:33.964Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9369-26-0361?employerCode=C9369 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9369-26-0361/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9369-26-0361 - **Employer website:** https://www.dpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Job Summary We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist (OT), or Social Work professional to join our Exeter City Core CMHT as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership role within a dynamic, innovative, and supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality care to adults with complex mental health needs. The post is full-time and substantive, with flexible and hybrid working options to support your professional and personal wellbeing. ### Main duties of the job Main Duties & Responsibilities - Undertake complex assessments, risk management, and care planning for individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions. - Act as a key worker under the Community Mental Health Framework, ensuring personalised, recovery-focused support and continuity of care. - Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior staff and students. - Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver integrated, person-centred services. - Support crisis management, safeguarding interventions, and multi-agency working. - Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. - Maintain high standards of clinical documentation and compliance with governance protocols. - Participate in team leadership activities, including case discussions and operational planning. ### Job responsibilities About Devon Partnership Trust We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery. We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do Our values We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader. ## Job Details Job Summary We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist (OT), or Social Work professional to join our Exeter City Core CMHT as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a leadership role within a dynamic, innovative, and supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality care to adults with complex mental health needs. The post is full-time and substantive, with flexible and hybrid working options to support your professional and personal wellbeing. ## Job Description Main Duties & Responsibilities Undertake complex assessments, risk management, and care planning for individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions. Act as a key worker under the Community Mental Health Framework, ensuring personalised, recovery-focused support and continuity of care. Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior staff and students. Collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver integrated, person-centred services. Support crisis management, safeguarding interventions, and multi-agency working. Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives. Maintain high standards of clinical documentation and compliance with governance protocols. Participate in team leadership activities, including case discussions and operational planning. ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 520 KB)](document:2933405) - [Additional Support for Job Seekers (DOCX, 69 KB)](document:2933406) - [Using AI Responsibly in Your Job Application (DOCX, 25 KB)](document:2933407) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.