# Senior Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner/cceba4dd-d7bf-4c36-af4d-66811857fcf9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner/cceba4dd-d7bf-4c36-af4d-66811857fcf9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Gloucester - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T12:51:24.349Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Cheltenham/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Crisis_Home_Treatment_Team/Crisis_Home_Treatment_Team-v8055790 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8055790?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced and motivated individual looking to join a high performing mental health Trust? GHC NHS Foundation Trust, rated ‘Good’ in our recent CQC report, has a number of opportunities for Mental Health Professionals to join an exciting venture. Crisis Urgent Care has  the aim of improving response times and widening access for people in the community in mental health crises and acute psychological distress as per Crisis Care Concordat. The service aims are also to provide a joined-up approach to crises working collaboratively with other agencies such as SWAST. We are aiming to develop a fully inclusive service (age 11 to end of life) that will act as the single point of access and triage to a whole system care pathway. ### Main duties of the job We are now seeking highly motivated and committed Band 6 practitioners to join us in the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. You will complement our current team of professionals, assisting with the day to day running of the service and ensuring you are professionally accountable and responsible for service users’ care. As the ideal candidate for this post you would be an experienced and highly competent mental health practitioner looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. We’re looking for candidates with excellent communication skills and a passion for helping those experiencing a mental health crisis. You will have the ability to build relationships with key partner agencies and help us to integrate more effectively with other services, as well as thriving on working in a high-pressure situation. This service will also give you the opportunity to work with specialists from a number of different professions. We have vacancies available in Cheltenham in this exciting service. This vital service will be available to our patients 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so we are looking for flexible people who would like to work on this rewarding service to cover shifts throughout the week at varying times of the day. We offer mixed economy shifts enabling people to choose to work long shifts i.e. 12 hour shifts or shorter shifts of 7.5 hours. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.  Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.  So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas ## Job Details Are you an experienced and motivated individual looking to join a high performing mental health Trust? GHC NHS Foundation Trust, rated ‘Good’ in our recent CQC report, has a number of opportunities for Mental Health Professionals to join an exciting venture. Crisis Urgent Care has the aim of improving response times and widening access for people in the community in mental health crises and acute psychological distress as per Crisis Care Concordat. The service aims are also to provide a joined-up approach to crises working collaboratively with other agencies such as SWAST. We are aiming to develop a fully inclusive service (age 11 to end of life) that will act as the single point of access and triage to a whole system care pathway. ## Job Description We are now seeking highly motivated and committed Band 6 practitioners to join us in the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. You will complement our current team of professionals, assisting with the day to day running of the service and ensuring you are professionally accountable and responsible for service users’ care. As the ideal candidate for this post you would be an experienced and highly competent mental health practitioner looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. We’re looking for candidates with excellent communication skills and a passion for helping those experiencing a mental health crisis. You will have the ability to build relationships with key partner agencies and help us to integrate more effectively with other services, as well as thriving on working in a high-pressure situation. This service will also give you the opportunity to work with specialists from a number of different professions. We have vacancies available in Cheltenham in this exciting service. This vital service will be available to our patients 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, so we are looking for flexible people who would like to work on this rewarding service to cover shifts throughout the week at varying times of the day. We offer mixed economy shifts enabling people to choose to work long shifts i.e. 12 hour shifts or shorter shifts of 7.5 hours. ## Responsibilities Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas ## Person Specification ### QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Registered Nurse Mental Health (RMN) or Registered Social Worker (HCPC) - Evidence of continued professional development Essential Application form and interview **Desirable** - Evidence of formal post registration learning - European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) ### LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Working knowledge of Early Intervention, Primary Care, Recovery, Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment (CRHT) approach and social inclusion - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook **Desirable** - Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector ### PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act & legal aspects of Mental Health care - Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management - Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment - Knowledge of evidence based intervention with service users in an all phases of mental illness - An understanding of national policy in relation to mental health - Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and health and social care needs **Desirable** - Knowledge of child care / protection issues - Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights ## Documents - [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522) - [senior mental health practitioner (pdf, 640.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10345613) - [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656) ## 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.