Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 07 August 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be part of a team improving the way adult mental health care is delivered in the community? Are you looking for a varied role with the opportunity to work autonomously?

The Mental Health Integrated Network Team (MINT) is a community-based service supporting people with their mental and physical health, as well as their social care needs. In this role, you will enhance your skills through autonomous clinical decision-making, assessment and treatment of mental and physical health needs, as well as reviewing and managing risk and crisis situations while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and services. Clinicians are also encouraged and supported to be involved in ongoing service development projects.

We work closely with local GP practices, primary care networks, social services, the voluntary sector, and other organisations to provide collaborative interventions that support joined-up, personalised treatment and care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for either an RMN with some prior community experience and a keen interest in providing outstanding support within community mental health settings.

Interested? Please read on for further details.

Main duties of the job
The Integrated Mental Health Team mental health nurse will have a number of key roles and will undertake the following duties:
Clinical

• Provide holistic and specialist bio-psycho-social assessment for anyone experiencing mental health difficulties and offer specialist nursing assessment where required
• Provide advice to primary care to help them provide better support to patients and to (where preferable) meet their mental health needs within a primary care setting.
• Carry out robust risk assessments, working collaboratively with the patient and their carer to provide a plan that will support them remaining safe.
• Provide access to a broad range of specialist psychosocial interventions for individual patients where needed.
• Provide expert advice regarding the pharmacological treatment options available to mental health patients to patients and non-mental health professionals, seeking clinical guidance from the designated Consultant Psychiatrist/GP in relation to any specific prescribing advice.

About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Details
Date posted: 24 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year, per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 222-LS-Man-186
Job locations: Hounslow West MINT, Hounslow Recovery West, Feltham, TW13 5AL, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Professional qualification in mental health - Mental Health Nursing (RMN) with current NMC registration

Desirable

• Educated to degree or Diploma level with other courses relevant to primary care mental health services e.g. CBT, Brief Solution Focussed Therapy etc.
• RGN/physical health qualification
• Evidence of recent and on-going relevant further professional development

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable experience of post qualifying work in psychiatry.
• Experience of supervising junior staff within own and/or other disciplines

Desirable

• Evidence of experience in a Band 6 position or equivalent
• Other relevant post registration experience
• Audit and research experience
• Experience of teaching/training in a formal or informal setting
• Experience of working in a primary care setting/ social care/ voluntary sector

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of counselling skills/cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial interventions
• Knowledge of recovery approaches as used with those with mental health conditions
• Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
• Specialist knowledge of mental health conditions as well as their relationship to physical disorders
• Assessment and treatment of Deliberate Self Harm
• Risk assessment/management and crisis intervention skills
• Use of psychosocial assessment methods
• Higher level communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively
• Sufficient clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and judgement about available options, with senior clinical support/supervision
• Team/self management and organisation skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service
• Computer literate

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to frequently work under pressure and maintain intense concentration, particularly in unpredictable situations where there will be exposure to highly distressed and/or disturbed patients, often exhibiting challenging behaviours and the risk of physical violence
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously and independently with confidence when required
• Willing to use peer and group supervision creatively

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: West London NHS Trust
Address: Hounslow West MINT, Hounslow Recovery West, Feltham, TW13 5AL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Practitioner/ Clinical Lead
Lynda Mugabi
View email address on meeveem.com

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).