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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
- Experience
Evidence of development of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.
- Experience
Previous community based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting
- Experience
Experience of leading on complex care delivery
- Experience
Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Skills and Competencies
Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring.
- Skills and Competencies
Able to demonstrate effective communication skills.
- Skills and Competencies
Good time management skills
- Skills and Competencies
Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to effectively transport self between multiple addresses/venues on a daily basis including transporting, clients, equipment & clinical stock required for treatment
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to manage own and other’s emotions at times of crisis.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Post registration/graduate diploma or equivalent experience in related work area, to demonstrate advanced level of practice.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers, and their application to clinical and service area, e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area.
Desirable
11 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held.
- Experience
Development of specialist/advanced level of practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.
- Experience
Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice.
- Experience
Professional networking locally
- Experience
Ability to effectively Chair meetings.
- Experience
Working within a PBS framework
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change.
- Skills and Competencies
Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures to effectively lead and manage others
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Postgraduate/master’s level
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Leadership training/qualification/experience
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility.
Job overview
Ready to be part of a service that transforms lives?
STaRS is a specialist, high-intensity recovery service supporting adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. We're looking for a compassionate, resilient, and dynamic Specialist Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team and help people achieve meaningful recovery. This is a rewarding opportunity to utilise and develop your leadership and clinical skills. You will provide specialist assessment, intervention and care co-ordination.
We're looking for someone who, Inspires, motivates, and develops others. Confidently managers complex risk, demand, and capacity Champions recovery-focused trauma-informed care. Has experience supporting adults with severe and enduring mental health needs. Builds strong partnerships across services and agencies.
What we offer is a supportive and experienced leadership network, opportunities for development, innovation, and career progression. A compassionate, reflective and collaborative team culture.
Join STaRS at Townend Court and help shape the future of specialist community mental health care.
Main duties of the job
- To manage a caseload of community adult clients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- To support the team/clinical lead in providing clinical and supervisory leadership to junior colleagues, support workers and students within own area of responsibility, within the multidisciplinary team.
- To be jointly responsible with other colleagues with the implementation of policy, protocol, service/practice development and change within own are of responsibility.
- To continue to demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support/advice re service development and the delivery of care, in partnership with service users, careers, staff, managers and other agencies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing specialist assessment, intervention and care co-ordination as well as supporting the leadership team to develop both the service and workforce.
For further information about this vacancy, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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 Specialist Practitioner Mental Health with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Hull, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Oct 2026.
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