Senior Mental Health Practitioner Crisis Resolution Home Treatment
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SOC 2235 (70% match) is an eligible occupation, and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust assigned 82 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2235 jobs, according to the Home Office.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2235 (Registered mental health nurses) · 70% match
- Likely 2234 (Registered nurse practitioners) · 10% match
- Likely 2259 (Other health professionals not elsewhere classified) · 5% match
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2235 Registered mental health nurses Most likely code | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
2234 Registered nurse practitioners Also possible | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
2259 Other health professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears | £25,000 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team in Southampton are truly multidisciplinary with practitioners from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
As a team, we support individuals with acute mental health needs requiring intensive input to remain in the community. The team also works collaboratively with our colleagues on the wards at Antelope House to help reduce the amount of time patients remain in hospital by offering support via hospital at home.
Our service provides a variety or clinical interventions to collaboratively tailor our care plans to each individual service user. These include psychological interventions, medication support, prescribing, access to group work and cares support.
This can be offered as either an internal staff secondment for current employees of HIOWH NHS FT or as a fixed term contract for external trust staff
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
- Computer skills
- Significant post qualifying experience
- Mentorship course
- Clinical supervision training
Desirable
- Speciality specific Level 3 learning
- Knowledge of another language
Experience
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty understanding
- Good facilitation skills
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills (active listening, building empathy)
- Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks
- Ability to motivate service users
- Ability to work autonomously
- Provide clinical supervision
- Experience of mentorship in practice
- Working knowledge of the application of the appropriate professional Code of Conduct
- Management of aggression and manual handling training
Desirable
- Able to co-facilitate group work
- Evidence of effective team working and leadership skills
- Evidence of experience in education of nurses and
- /or multi-professional groups
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Confident, respectful, self-reliant, aware of personal boundaries, resourceful, imaginative and enthusiastic
- * Able to contribute to team discussion and be respectful of others' views.
- * Honest and trustworthy
- * Aware of personal and professional boundaries
- * Respect for service users and their carers
- * An understanding of the importance of service user involvement in their own care and care plan
About the employer
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Registered mental health nurses (SOC 2235) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~20k in sample- Middle half £32,240–48,256
- Median £39,260
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust assigned 82 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2235 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
Skilled Worker roles must clear both the general salary threshold and the occupation-specific going rate. See our occupation eligibility guide for the current figures.