Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner CMHT
About Direct Medics
This year, we’re proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across both the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland. Our long-standing reputation speaks to the trust and reliability we’ve built within the healthcare sector.
Job Description:
As such, Direct Medics are working in partnership with an NHS Trust to find an experienced and dedicated Mental Health Practitioner who will be based in Preston, providing a comprehensive specialist Community Mental Health service.
Locum roles with Direct Medics are a great way of enhancing your earning potential as well as working with some of the most professional and successful Mental Health teams in the country. This is an exciting opportunity to screen incoming referrals from Primary care and undertakes initial assessments as well as providing ongoing support to Adults with Severe and enduring and complex mental health issues. This role is ideally requires full time hours, Monday-Friday and for a 3 month duration initially.
Requirements:
- Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification - professional Registration such as NMC, SW England
- Post qualification experience within mental health services. With some of these to have been within acute mental health services.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Full UK Drivers License and Access to own car
- Right to live and work in the UK/Ireland
Benefits:
Direct Medics is an approved NHS framework supplier and offer our Allied Health Professionals market-leading benefits, which include the following services and are provided at no cost to our candidates:
- £250 New Start Bonus*
- £100 towards Professional Registration Fee*
- FREE Fitness to Work certificate / Occupational Health Clearance
- FREE Criminal Records Check
- FREE Uniform
- FREE Online Training
- FREE Mandatory Skills Training
- Accommodation/Travel allowance*
- Excellent Referral Scheme £1,000*
- Weekly Payroll
- Competitive Pay Rates
- Flexible working hours, Part-time and Full-time roles available
- Dedicated team to help develop both you and your career
T&C's Apply*
What We Offer:
- Approved and Trusted Supplier: Placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across leading healthcare systems such as the NHS and HSE, covering a wide range of settings and specialties.
- Dedicated Recruitment Consultants: We provide one-to-one support from our recruitment specialists with in-depth local market knowledge.
- Comprehensive Compliance Assistance: Full guidance on documentation and ongoing regulatory requirements.
- FREE Accredited Training: Remain compliant and current with training delivered by our in-house experts.
*T&Cs Apply
This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient care while working in a collaborative healthcare environment.
AHC123
- Division
- Mental Health
- Department
- Mental Health Practitioner
- Locations
- Preston
- Yearly salary
- £35,392 - £42,618
- Employment type
- Temporary

Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner CMHT
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