Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Part time - 30 hours per week

We are currently looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) to join our small and supportive Community Mental Health Team for older adults, embedded within an exciting Integrated Care model. This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and dynamic multidisciplinary team, with lots of support and CPD opportunities.

There is free parking onsite.

We provide patient focused, evidence-based mental health interventions and assessment for people aged 65 and above, with a range of Functional and Organic mental health illness. You will manage a caseload of service users, delivering a range of clinical skills and therapeutic and recovery-based interventions. The work is varied and rewarding.

Your primary area of coverage will be Central Cambridge, but you must also remain flexible to support other parts of Cambridge as needed. Regular travel will be essential for this role therefore, successful applicants will need to have a drivers License and access to a vehicle for work.

The post is based at Brookfields Hospital. CPFT supports agile working, with flexibility for work-life balance. Visits to the team are welcome.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence
* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

As a practitioner in the team you will act as a care co-ordinator for people who use the service and promote carer involvement in the delivery of care with service user consent.

You will manage a caseload of service users, delivering a diverse range of clinical skills and building a therapeutic and recovery based relationship. We seek to empower service users to actively engage in their recovery journey, working toward an effective discharge and utilising third sector support where needed.

The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under pressure at times, and with a desire for innovation.

* DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly underrepresented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at

Date posted: 07 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 310-OPAC-7763050

Job locations: Brookfields Hospital, Cambridge, CB1 3DF
, United Kingdom

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• Mental Health practitioners will provide assessment and interventions for people with significant mental health conditions such as dementias, depression, psychotic illness and personality disorders.
• Offer training, advice and guidance to colleagues on…