Mental Health Practitionerv - Band 5-6 Development Role inNelson inNelson PUBLISHED 11 DEC 2023

Band 5: £29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum  PERMANENT 

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Burnley Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 5 Community Mental Health Practitioner. This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care.

With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships. Over a period of 12 months, you will be expected to progress to a Band 6 practitioner.

You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.

You must have some post qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.You need to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have experience of planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.

You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach (CPA), Dialog+, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Burnley Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 5 Community Mental Health Practitioner. This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care.

With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships. Over a period of 12 months, you will be expected to progress to a Band 6 practitioner.

You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.

You must have some post qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.You need to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have experience of planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.

You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach (CPA), Dialog+, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.



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