Community Mental Health Practitioner Visa Sponsorship UK

Job Description

Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Community Mental Health Team

Eligibility: This vacancy is open only to applicants currently employed within the Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, including:
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, or Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). This is a key clinical role, supporting individuals living with complex and enduring mental health conditions while helping to shape high-quality, recovery-focused care within the community.

As a senior practitioner, you will take responsibility for coordinating care for a complex caseload and will play an important leadership role by supervising Band 5 Community Practitioners and Band 3 Community Healthcare Support Workers where appropriate. Working closely with the Deputy Team Manager and Team Manager, you will ensure care planning and risk management are personalised, collaborative, and focused on recovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate care for a complex caseload of adults with severe and enduring mental health needs
• Complete comprehensive mental health and risk assessments when clinically appropriate
• Develop, review, and adapt care and risk management plans in partnership with service users
• Deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused therapeutic interventions aligned with agreed care plans
• Promote choice, independence, and personalisation, recognising service users as experts in their own care
• Use recovery tools such as Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP) and Recovery Star to support empowerment
• Ensure service users receive appropriate interventions outlined in their care plans, including physical health monitoring
• Work proactively with carers and families, recognising their vital role in recovery
• Monitor changes in mental health needs and respond promptly, adjusting care plans as required
• Participate fully in clinical supervision, caseload reviews, and service development activity

About Us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides integrated mental and physical health services to around two million people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 staff, we deliver care across community settings and local hospitals, supporting people at every stage of life.

Our mental health services include community-based care, Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services for adults and young people, and a wide range of specialist inpatient services covering forensic care, learning disabilities, eating disorders, and older people’s mental health.

Alongside this, we provide extensive physical health services, including urgent community response teams, hospital-at-home services, neurological rehabilitation, and inpatient community hospital care. Everything we do is guided by our CARE values:
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or recognised Mental Health Practitioner
• Recognised mentorship qualification
• Current UK professional registration

Desirable

• Experience working within a community mental health setting
• Leadership training or qualification

Safeguarding and Checks

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Visa Sponsorship

Applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. Further guidance is available on the official UK government website:
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Please note that overseas applicants may be required to provide criminal record certificates for countries where they have lived for 12 months or more within the past 10 years.

Flexible Working and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you feel that any part of the person specification may present a barrier to your application, please contact our Recruitment Team so we can explore reasonable adjustments.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options, which can be considered as part of the interview process.

Contact for Further Information

Caroline Camp
caroline.camp1@nhs.net
02382 318001