Mental Health Outreach Team Practitioner

Job summaryHIOWH NHS Trust have an exciting opportunity to join our team. You must be a qualified & Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist. This role will focus on working within the community and supporting those service users in Portsmouth with mental health conditions and substance misuse. You will be expected to be co located with substance misuse services and other organisations within this area of expertise as well as being an integrated part of Mental health services.

The Mental Health Outreach team is a small multidisciplinary team working predominately 9-5 Monday to Friday with some flexibility as required. The main aim is to provide timely and effective responses for people with co-occurring conditions. This will be achieved by the team working together to improve access to services, which can reduce harm, improve health and enhance recovery, responding effectively and flexibly to presenting needs and prevent exclusion.

The team will be an access point for Adult Mental Health by assessing and working with our service users to access the most appropriate services which are tailored to support their mental health needs. Our service users will be supported by the right professional at the right time.

As a trust we have multiple opportunities for training and development. Including leadership training and opportunities for other advanced courses to progress your career.

Please note, we are based at The Recovery Hub, 44-46 Elm Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1JG
Main duties of the jobThe Mental Health Outreach team are a community based; multi-disciplinary mental health team located in Portsmouth supporting patients with co-occurring conditions. The successful applicant will be expected to work across statutory and voluntary agencies and develop a robust network to support those with co-occurring needs across the city. The team will assess service users and offer short term intervention where identified.

The role will provide joint assessment, plan and deliver effective, Evidence-Based treatment in collaboration with service users, Carers and professionals from other established services. A strong emphasis is placed on recovery.

Assessment and risk assessment skills are required.

Experience of working autonomously and within a team environment is also essential.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

Date posted
06 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 6

Salary
39,959 to 48,117 a year

Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number
348-PSE-12144

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)
Milton Road Portsmouth Hampshire PO3 6AD
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Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the

Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert.

The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the…