Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Are you passionate about making a real difference in peoples lives?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team at Crediton Hospital, supporting the Crediton and Okehampton community.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual looking for a fixed term or secondment position to cover maternity leave until 31/10/2026. In this varied and rewarding role, you will hold a caseload of clients with severe mental illness (SMI), delivering evidence-based interventions and providing day-to-day therapeutic support.

You will work collaboratively with an experienced multidisciplinary team, including band 6 colleagues, the team manager, consultant psychiatrist, and psychology professionals. The ability to travel across the area is essential to meet the needs of our clients.

If you are driven to promote recovery, independence, and social inclusion, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• An understanding of CPA Process

Desirable

• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health

Other

Essential

• The ability to travel to meet the requirements of the role

Qualifications

Essential

• An appropriate up to date professional mental health qualification eg RMN, OT or social worker on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions. (It will be an essential requirement for newly qualified social workers to demonstrate that they have completed The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) before commencing in post or there will be a requirement to complete this within the first 12 months of employment with the Trust.)
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Postgraduate experience in at least two inpatient settings or substantial experience working within a mental health and/or learning disabilities setting;
• Managing a caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems.

Desirable

• Working within a community setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Demonstrates sound theoretical knowledge of mental health practice;

About the employer

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.