Community Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6)

• Overview
• Community Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6)
• Locum, 37.5 hours per week. Based at RAF Brize Norton DCMH, Carterton, Oxfordshire. PAYE £24.59 per hour. Closing date: 09 August 2026.

Main duties

• To provide an outpatient, occupationally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role.

This includes organising and delivering therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multidisciplinary mental health team.

• To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH.
• To be responsible for an identified caseload by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans.
• To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate.
• To participate in and provide clinical supervision.
• To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager.
• To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
• To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e. g., audits) as directed by the HG lead.
• About Military Medical Personnel and Benefits

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence.

We are a contracted supplier to the MOD with locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

• Attractive pay rates with weekly payments and a choice of payment model
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

• Job responsibilities
• To provide an outpatient, occupationally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role.

This includes organising and delivering therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multidisciplinary mental health team.

• To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH.
• To be responsible for an identified caseload by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans.
• To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring MOs, GPs and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate.
• To participate in and provide clinical supervision.
• To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager.
• To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
• To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e. g., audits) as directed by the HG lead.
• Deliver up-to-date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on NICE and National Treatment Agency (NTA) guidance.

Person Specification

Experience

• Must be in date for Basic Life Support (BLS), Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and be able to provide certification.
• Must have 2 years of experience in a Mental Health role.
• Must hold current, valid personal medical indemnity insurance.
• Maintain patient safety, support, develop and promote healthcare governance activity in conjunction with the Medical Facility leadership team to drive quality improvement.
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.

Qualifications

• 1.

Essential: Experience working within adult mental health services; experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting; demonstrable experience of using NICE-recommended psychological interventions for common mental disorders.

• or
• 2.

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered psychotherapist with post-graduate training and accreditation in NICE-recognised modalities (e. g., CBT, DIT, IPT, Counselling for Depression).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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