Mental Health Practitioner - People Flexi-Bank

The Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams across Surrey and Northeast Hampshire in the Brief Interventions; Complex Needs and Later Life Pathways' is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner to join our team.

The team is moving through a transition to an All-Age Neighbourhood Mental Health Team to provide more joined up mental health care for our community.

As part of our multi-disciplinary team, the successful applicant will deliver comprehensive assessments and a variety of approaches, interventions, and treatments to individuals experiencing severe and enduring mental health issues, supporting them in their personal recovery journey.

As a MHP, you will work within a neighborhood team, partnering with statutory, voluntary, and community sector organisations to deliver a coordinated, person-centered approach to care.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and risk assessments
• Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions and treatment plans
• Act as a Care Coordinator/Lead Professional for individuals with complex mental health needs
• Work collaboratively with patients, carers, families, and partner agencies
• Promote recovery-focused and person-centred care
• Contribute to safeguarding, risk management, and clinical governance requirements
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrate good communications skills and able to work collaboratively within a multi-agency team

Benefits We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support.

Job responsibilities

• To discharge professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983)/ updated version December 2025 and revised subsequent act Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the NMC Professional Code of Conduct
• Be accountable and responsible for a defined caseload that reflects the priorities of the local population and carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs under the supervision of the CPN Clinical Lead
• To develop, implement and evaluate evidence-based programmes of care; set standards of care and liaise with other agencies, particularly in relation to people discharged under the Care Programme Approach
• Take on the role of care coordinator/care manager to service users subject to the Care Programme Approach, as in line with Local and National Policy
• Participate in the multi-disciplinary assessment of individuals with mental health problems living in the community, by providing a community mental health nursing perspective and expertise
• Ensure that a risk assessment is completed for service users in partnership with service user, carer and families as in accordance with the guidance no one gets better on their own
• To adhere to professional confidentiality standards
• To be aware of the potential for vulnerability to abuse amongst the service users/families, and use of the local policy to inform appropriate personnel in line with safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and SABP Policies
• Ensure that a carers assessment is offered to carers of service users, as in line with Standard 6 of the National Service Framework
• Help develop and maintain effective joint working arrangements with colleagues in the community mental health services, residential services, primary health care, social services and voluntary services, thus facilitating the co-ordination and comprehensiveness of provision
• Utilise the full range of mental health nursing skills to participate in the assessment, care and support of service users
• Use specialised knowledge, experience and skills in direct clinical work and act as a resource for the team and other agencies
• Participate in the provision of community mental health nursing advice and consultation to colleagues, community groups and organisations
• Promote the recovery model to the people who use the service and their carers
• To act in a manner to respect customs, individuality, values, sexuality and spiritual beliefs, actively supporting the individual to fulfil these
• Ensure detailed and appropriate records are maintained to demonstrate that contact with people who use services, and their carers, is meaningful and effective
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care of patients/clients and /or provide specialised advice in relation to care of patients/clients
• To follow policies in own role in accordance to trust / NMC and other regulatory bodies, may be required to comment on policies, procedures or possible developments
• To be responsible for clinical supervision of less experienced clinical support workers or students
• To maintain patient/client records in accordance with NMC regulations and Trust policies
• To actively participate in the Patient Safety Incident Framework (PSIRF) process by reporting, reviewing and contributing to learning from incident to improve care quality and Safety
• To engage in the complaint management process by responding professionally, supporting investigations and implementing actions to address concerns and enhance service delivery