Community Mental Health Practitioner

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Community Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 25 October 2026

Job summary

We are currently looking for highly motivated and innovative Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join our CMHT.

Teign Core Mental Health Team are a dynamic, nurturing and supportive team where there is excellent peer support and opportunity for development. You will have a reasonably sized caseload and will also support our assessment function as well.

Main duties of the job

Teign Core Mental Health Team provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families.

You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, with a desire to continue their development as the team grows.

You will also need good assessment and communication skills.

There will be lots of shadowing/training opportunities to help you develop in the role and you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery-focused care.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

Our values

We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health & learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader Employer.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0759

Job locations

• Teign Core Adult Mental Health Team


• Estuary House


• Newton Abbot


• TQ12 4PH


• United Kingdom

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Teign Core Adult Mental Health Team
Estuary House
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4PH
United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Team Manager

Becky Down

rebecca.down4@nhs.net

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• Why Join Us


• Who Devon Partnership NHS Trust are and what we do


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You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, with a desire to continue their development as the team grows.

You will also need good assessment and communication skills.

There will be lots of shadowing/training opportunities to help you develop in the role and you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery-focused care.

Teign Core Mental Health Team provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families., About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.