Military Medical Personnel - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Community Mental Health Practitioner - HMS Nelson DCMH - 37.5 hours

Community Mental Health Practitioner - HMS Nelson DCMH - 37.5 hours

Ref: DHRG41760
Nursing
Start Date:15 Apr 2026

End Date:31 Aug 2026

Job Description:
• 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 will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary 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 case load 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.
• 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).

Essential requirements/ Qualifications/ Experience:
Must either:
- 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
- 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).
• 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’ experience in a Mental Health role.
• Must hold current, valid personal medical indemnity insurance
• To maintain patient safety, support, develop and promote healthcare governance activity and in conjunction with the Medical Facility leadership team focus and 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

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Community Mental Health Practitioner - HMS Nelson DCMH - 37.5 hours

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