Mental Health Assessment Practitioner

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Main area Assessment Service Mental Health Professional - SPOA Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job  
Site Alexandra House Town St Austell Salary £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum/Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/01/2026 23:59

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you and for our patients. Speak to us about flexible working arrangements such as job share, part time or other patterns. Although the role advertised may have a home office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations.

"I finally felt listened to, I finally felt heard. Thanks for being the person that believed me." A good mental health assessment can be key to ensuring the right next steps for someone on their mental health journey.

If you enjoy being part of a fast‑paced team committed to finding solutions for people with complex and severe mental health needs, this is the role for you.

We welcome applicants with a wide range of mental health experiences and professional registration including RMNs, OTs or social workers, who can work independently to provide holistic mental health assessments. You will be the first professional to listen to someone’s story and use your clinical knowledge to signpost the next best step across a range of NHS, social care and VCSE services.

You will be a team player used to juggling a busy diary, a good communicator, building positive working relationships and connecting with a range of health and social care professionals.

This is a community‑based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county, including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

You will work with colleagues to manage referrals coming through to secondary mental health services via triage and initial assessment.

You will work in partnership with GPs, other referring agencies and community mental health teams including Early Interventions in Psychosis, Home Treatment Team and Talking Therapies.

The assessment service is currently developing and is in a period of transformation, so this is an exciting time to join and help implement new ways of working.

• A supportive team environment where new ideas and innovation are welcomed, considered and acted on.
• Regular supervision and caseload management to help you balance your caseload.
• Mandatory training programme to maintain your core skills.
• Access to personalised training in line with a yearly appraisal & PDP. We want to develop your skills and expertise.
• Opportunities to access CPD activities to develop your career further.
• Staff engagement programme, including quarterly have‑your‑say sessions.
• Health & wellbeing programme.
• Team away days to allow us to grow as a team and focus on shared priorities.