Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Uniter House
Town Chertsey
Salary £28,860 - £31,671 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly
Closing 21/09/2025 23:59
Community Associate Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Job overview
Community Associate Practitioner - 3 x Full Time, Band 4, Permanent.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, delivering health and social care, focusing on the recovery of people experiencing mental health problems.
Working autonomously with an allocated caseload, under supervision of a qualified clinician.
Main duties of the job
* Assist with the running of therapeutic groups
* Participate fully in the delivery of the Care Programme Approach as delegated by the Care Co-ordinator and pro-actively engage with individuals in their care.
* Document and maintain accurate clinical records within the trust’s electronic records system. To support the qualified clinicians in completing key aspects of data entry on Systemone.
* To work autonomously, with the ability to reflect upon clinical with the supervising clinican/s
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
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. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.
Person specification
Additonal Criteria
* Full and Valid UK Driving License with access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Qualifications
* Foundation Degree in Mental Health or related subject
* OR Level 3 Qualification Health related area and 2 years’ experience in a care role
* OR 5 years’ experience in a role delivering care in a mental health setting
Experience
* 2 years’ experience working in a role delivering care in a mental health setting
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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