Community Mental Health Therapist in Oxford

Job summary

We are looking for a Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Donnington DCMH (Venning Barracks), in Telford, Shropshire.

This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload of complex cases in line with the experience and specialist knowledge held.
• Carry out complex mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for personnel referred to the DCMH.
• Continue responsibility for an identified caseload by reviewing client needs and providing flexible and individualised care packages to meet the mental health needs of military personnel with mental health problems.
• Maintain contemporaneous accurate electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• Provide reports to and maintain liaison with Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies.
• Participate in and provide clinical supervision and caseload management for more junior mental health clinicians.
• Provide supervision for secondary and tertiary clinical interventions.
• Be an integral part of the Multi‑Disciplinary Team (MDT) and participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Network or Team Manager.
• Recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
• Have an in‑depth knowledge of Health Governance (HG) and the ability to lead on specific domains as directed by the HG lead.
• Deliver up to date, evidence‑based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA).

About us

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 and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Benefits

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• 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 will continue to look after you during your 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.

Details

Date posted: 03 July 2026

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £30.64 an hour
PAYE £26.64 per hour / Umbrella £30.64 per hour

Contract: Locum

Duration: 38 weeks

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: Q0004-41707

Job locations: Donnington, Shropshire, TF2 8JT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Provide an outpatient occupationally focused community mental health service within your area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role. Lead the organisation and delivery of high‑intensity therapeutic interventions, educational, training and mental health promotion regimes in collaboration with the multi‑disciplinary mental health team at the DCMH.
• Manage a caseload of complex cases in line with the experience and specialist knowledge held.
• Carry out complex mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for personnel referred to the DCMH.
• Continue responsibility for an identified caseload by reviewing client needs and providing flexible and individualised care packages to meet the mental health needs of military personnel with mental health problems.
• Maintain contemporaneous accurate electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
• Provide reports to and maintain liaison with Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies.
• Participate in and provide clinical supervision and caseload management for more junior mental health clinicians.
• Provide supervision for secondary and tertiary clinical interventions.
• Be an integral part of the Multi‑Disciplinary Team (MDT) and participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Network or Team Manager.
• Recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
• Have an in‑depth knowledge of Health Governance (HG) and the ability to lead on specific domains as directed by the HG lead.
• Deliver up to date, evidence‑based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must have 3 years experience in a Mental Health Role delivering therapy.
• Demonstrable experience of working as a graduate level professional in adult mental health.
• Experience of working in adult community mental health.
• Experience of service and/or line management responsibility.
• 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 hold current, valid personal medical indemnity insurance.
• 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

Essential

• Must either:
• 1. Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration as an occupational therapist or practitioner psychologist or Social Work England Registered Social Worker with Post‑graduate training and accreditation in National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recognised modality for common mental disorders (e.g. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Counselling for Depression etc).
• or
• 2. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Mental Health Nurse with Post‑graduate training and accreditation in NICE recognised modality for common mental disorders (e.g. CBT, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Counselling for Depression etc).
• or
• 3. 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 modality for common mental disorders (e.g. CBT, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Counselling for Depression etc).

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)

Address: Donnington, Shropshire, TF2 8JT, United Kingdom

Employer contact details

Recruitment Coordinator: Anna Coakley
anna.coakley@militarymedicalpersonnel.com
0800 044 8123