Mental Health Practitioner - MHUCH

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  • Leicester
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 day ago
We are excited to offer an amazing opportunity for the role of Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join our vibrant and evolving team. We are looking for dynamic people who are a Mental Health Practitioner, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist. The team is based at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit and includes the Mental Health Urgent Care hub (MHUCH), Mental Health Response Vehicle (MHRV) and Place of Safety Assessment Unit (PASU) within the Urgent, Emergency and Access Care pathway.The MHUCH hub is a unit set up during COVID to divert patients from accident and emergency for the purposes of triaging and assessing patients within Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) who are experiencing mental health crisis. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with band 6 MHPs and Band 3 Health Care Assistants (HCA's).The MHRV is a new service set up in early 2024, it is a Mental Health Ambulance grey in colour with the NHS logo inscribed on the side. It provides on the scene triage and assessment for patients in mental health crisis within LLR. It is also staffed by Band 6 MHPs and Band 3 HCA's, operating between 12:00pm and 00:00am 7 days a week.The Place of Safety Assessment unit is an access unit for patients who are detained under section 136 and 135 (1) under the Mental Health Act 1983. The service offers holding space in a dignified manner for all aged patients within LLR while they wait for an assessment.Main duties of the jobThe team is dynamic and fast moving and requires Practitioners to work autonomously. You must have excellent clinical skills, be able to demonstrate an ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess patient safety and risk, formulate safe and effective risk management plans and document this clearly. You should have experience of mental health nursing, including crisis care in a variety of settings including community; you will be able work autonomously with awareness of when to seek advice. You will hold a sound working knowledge of common mental health disorders, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity ActAbout usWe may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.DetailsDate posted02 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number004587Job locationsBradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield HospitalGroby RoadLeicesterLeicesterLE3 9EJJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesIf you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesIf you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
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