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Job Summary
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is looking for an experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Nurse) to join our University Community Mental Health Team at the Reed Mews Wellbeing Centre in Exeter.
This exciting opportunity offers a 30-hour per week role, where you will have a vital impact on delivering high-quality, comprehensive mental health services to Exeter University students with complex needs.
Job Summary
Devon Partnership NHS Trust is looking for an experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Nurse) to join our University Community Mental Health Team at the Reed Mews Wellbeing Centre in Exeter.
This exciting opportunity offers a 30-hour per week role, where you will have a vital impact on delivering high-quality, comprehensive mental health services to Exeter University students with complex needs.
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will be responsible for managing a defined caseload, delivering expert assessment and treatment for people with complex mental health difficulties and their carers. A key part of the role is the design and coordination of personalised treatment packages that are recovery-focused and aligned with payment by results. You will also provide statutory Adult Social Care functions, including assessment, care planning, and reviewing.
Your work will involve liaising with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies, ensuring integrated, holistic care for service users. In addition to your clinical responsibilities, you will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision to other team members and participating in the development and evaluation of services.
Essential Criteria:
* NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
* Deliver high-quality, comprehensive mental health services to individuals with complex needs and their carers.
* Manage a defined caseload, providing expert assessments and treatment planning.
* Design, coordinate, and evaluate recovery-focused, personalised treatment packages.
* Provide statutory Adult Social Care functions, including assessment, care planning, and reviews.
* Liaise with statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure coordinated, integrated care for service users.
* Contribute to the clinical leadership of the team by offering supervision and support to other team members.
* Participate in team development, service evaluation, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
About Us
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.
Date posted
09 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,388 to £44,962 a year pro rata (30 hours per week)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9369-25-0311
Job locations
Reed Mews Wellbeing Centre
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4SB
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
* An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements
Other
Essential
* Ability to be mobile across a geographical area to meet the requirements of the role
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience of managing a extensive and complex caseload of clients with a range of complex mental health problems.
* Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
* Providing clinical supervision.
Desirable
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
* Participation in user involvement in services.
Qualifications
Essential
* A professional mental health qualification (RMN) and registered with NMC
Desirable
* Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
* Clinical Supervision qualification
* Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
* A professional mental health qualification (RMN) and registered with NMC
Desirable
* Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
* Clinical Supervision qualification
* Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Reed Mews Wellbeing Centre
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4SB
Employer's website
https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Reed Mews Wellbeing Centre
Prince of Wales Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4SB
Employer's website
https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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