Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Community Mental Health Practitioner
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An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Intensive Home Treatment Team based at Airedale Center for Mental Health
We are looking for a qualified Community Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Worker (Band 6) to join our busy team. (Occupational Therapists and Social Workers will be expected to work generically within the teams).
Role Responsibilities
- Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care to service users from the age of 16 yrs.
- Contribute to the supervision and development of junior staff and regularly be Shift Co-Ordinator for the team. This includes, taking and making referrals to and from other health professionals and acute care services.
Requirements
- At least 2 years' experience as a registered mental health nurse working in a clinical setting. Ideally, working in an acute mental health setting.
- Demonstrate very good knowledge of relevant mental health practices specific to intensive home treatment team and all age adult mental health conditions.
- Discuss guidance from NHS England / Department of Health forward planning for all age adult mental health service users.
Key Objectives
- Provide care and interventions, risk and safety management and safeguarding of all age adult patients involved with the Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT).
- Engage in regular supervision with the Team Manager/Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Discuss, reflect and find solutions to challenges experienced in the role.
- Deliver a high standard and quality service which enables patients to be supported throughout their care pathway whilst promoting independence and protecting choice, dignity, privacy and safety.
- Work in support of other allied health care professionals and services in the assessment, planning, and evaluation of care and treatment.
- Communicate effectively with other services of the Care Trust, other health care professionals and with the patient family, carers/visitors to ensure holistic care is delivered.
- Supervise and delegate work to Senior Healthcare Support Workers.
- Be Shift Co-ordinator in the team. Including, triage of referrals, inpatient services link worker and covering Bed Management.
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Application Details
- Closing Date: 9th August 2026
- Shortlisting Date: wc 10th August 2026
- Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
Core Values
- We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
- We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.
- We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
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Benefits
- Consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives.
- A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
- A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
- Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Laura Turner
- Job Title: Team Leader
- Email address: laura.turner@bdct.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07525885303
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