Senior Practitioner - Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)

📍 East London | 🧠 Mental Health | 🏥 Local Authority / NHS Partnered Service

Are you a Qualified Social Worker passionate about high‑quality mental health practice and developing others? We're working with a well‑established Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in East London to recruit a Senior Practitioner who wants to make a genuine impact - for service users and staff.

Why this role?

This is a chance to step into a key leadership position within a supportive, multidisciplinary team where your expertise will be valued and your voice heard. You'll play a vital role in shaping practice, supporting junior staff, and ensuring consistently high standards of care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior Social Workers
  • Undertake and oversee Care Act assessments and complex casework
  • Contribute to quality assurance and service improvement activities
  • Act as a point of expertise within the team, supporting best practice in mental health social work
  • Work collaboratively with health colleagues, partner agencies, and families

What we're looking for

✅ Qualified Social Worker (SWE registered)
✅ Significant post‑qualification experience within Mental Health services
✅ Confidence supporting, mentoring, and guiding less experienced staff
✅ Strong understanding of the Care Act and safeguarding frameworks

Desirable (but not essential):
AMHP qualification
⭐ Previous leadership or senior practitioner experience
⭐ Involvement in quality, assurance, or practice improvement work

What's on offer

  • A rewarding senior role with real influence
  • Supportive management and a collaborative team culture
  • Opportunities to further develop leadership and specialist skills
  • Competitive pay and flexible working options (subject to service needs)

Interested? Let's talk.

📞 Davina Cripps
📱 07385 031109
📧 [email protected]

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£36.00
Per hour
Up to GBP36 per hour + expenses
Added 11/05/2026
Reference: DC1109110526AM_1778487323

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