Mental Health Practitioners jobs

"Mental health practitioner" roles are open to several registered professions, typically mental health nurses, occupational therapists and social workers, and sometimes psychologists. They include care coordinators in community mental health teams, crisis and home treatment practitioners, liaison practitioners in acute hospitals, early intervention practitioners and primary care mental health practitioners working with GP practices.

These posts suit clinicians who want autonomy, variety and a multi-disciplinary team. Because they're open to more than one profession, they're often the fastest way to move from inpatient to community work, or into specialisms such as crisis or perinatal care.

What you need: current registration with the NMC (mental health), HCPC (OT or psychology) or Social Work England, depending on your profession, plus relevant post-qualification experience.

Typical pay (NHS): most practitioner and care coordinator roles are Band 6 (£39,959 to £48,117). Senior and specialist practitioner roles are Band 7 (£49,387 to £56,515).

Pay last updated: April 2026 (NHS Agenda for Change, England).