Senior Practitioner

Location: Fixed Base – Yeovil – Somerset Crisis House
Contract: Permanent, Part Time, 28 hours
Salary: £21,165.60
DBS Check: Enhanced with Adults

At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves hope, understanding, and the opportunity to live a meaningful life. We're looking for a compassionate and experienced Senior Practitioner to join our Somerset Crisis House service in Yeovil and help people navigate some of the most challenging moments of their lives.

Somerset Crisis House is a 24/7 service providing short-term residential support for people experiencing a mental health crisis, with guests typically staying for up to 14 days. Working alongside NHS partners and community services, we deliver recovery-focused, trauma-informed support that helps people move forward safely and confidently. 

About the role

As a Senior Practitioner, you'll use your professional expertise to support individuals in crisis, providing therapeutic interventions, clinical guidance, and recovery-focused care. You'll work as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to assessments, crisis management, discharge planning, and service development.

You'll also play an important role in supporting colleagues by sharing knowledge, helping to develop skills across the team, and promoting psychologically informed practice.

What you'll be doing

• Completing clinical assessments and supporting admission decisions.
• Delivering therapeutic interventions and recovery-focused support.
• Supporting service users to develop coping strategies and personalised recovery plans.
• Providing specialist advice on crisis management, trauma-informed practice, and mental health recovery.
• Supporting the delivery of group work and structured therapeutic activities.
• Working closely with Home Treatment Teams, Urgent Care Hubs, Community Mental Health Teams, GPs, and other partners.
• Contributing to risk assessments, safeguarding processes, and incident management.
• Supporting staff development through mentoring, reflective practice, and training. 

What we're looking for

You'll be a qualified Mental Health Professional and passionate about supporting people experiencing mental health challenges.

Essential requirements include:

• Professional qualification as a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist, or equivalent.
• Registration with the relevant professional body.
• At least 12 months' post-registration experience.
• Experience working with people with complex mental health needs.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, and safeguarding frameworks.
• Strong assessment, risk management, and clinical reasoning skills.
• Excellent communication and report-writing abilities.
• A commitment to person-centred, recovery-focused support. Ready to apply?

If you're an experienced mental health professional who is committed to helping people through crisis and supporting recovery, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and help make sure nobody faces mental illness alone.