Community Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6)
Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP)Wiltshire, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (locum) with Honeybeerecruitment.com Ltd. trading as Military Medical Personnel (MMP) based in Wiltshire. The advertised salary is £28.28. It is an Band 6 post. Applications close on 2 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are looking for a Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Bulford DCMH, in Salisbu...
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.
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).
About Military Medical Personnel and Our
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.
Military Medical Personnel offer an
attractive package for candidates which may include the following:
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.
Essential: - 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
Essential: - Must either:; - 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 modality for common mental disorders (e.g. CBT, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Counselling for Depression etc).
How this role compares
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You have 31 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
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