Band 6 Specialist Practitioner - Devizes
Devizes, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 4 days ago
The postholder will be an autonomous practitioner, able to evidence sound clinical judgement and clear clinical rationale in decision-making. The role involves providing initial mental health assessments and supportive conversations for people who may require access to secondary mental health services.
Working closely with GPs, voluntary sector organisations, and colleagues across primary and secondary care, the postholder will help ensure individuals receive timely, tailored, compassionate, and effective support aligned to their needs.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.
On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
The postholder will undertake both routine and urgent mental health assessments, including triage, to support individuals presenting with a range of needs. They will be required to work flexibly across pathways, responding to fluctuating demand in a fast‑paced environment.
The role requires a creative and solution‑focused approach to problem‑solving, with the ability to make timely, well‑reasoned decisions informed by a strong understanding of local care pathways and service options. The postholder will use sound clinical judgement to coordinate appropriate onward care and support.
Accurate, timely, and high‑quality documentation is essential, as is the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a compassionate, person‑centred approach.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ben Grattan-McInnes Job title: Team Manager Email address: b.grattan-mcinnes@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380737840
Working closely with GPs, voluntary sector organisations, and colleagues across primary and secondary care, the postholder will help ensure individuals receive timely, tailored, compassionate, and effective support aligned to their needs.
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.
On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
The postholder will undertake both routine and urgent mental health assessments, including triage, to support individuals presenting with a range of needs. They will be required to work flexibly across pathways, responding to fluctuating demand in a fast‑paced environment.
The role requires a creative and solution‑focused approach to problem‑solving, with the ability to make timely, well‑reasoned decisions informed by a strong understanding of local care pathways and service options. The postholder will use sound clinical judgement to coordinate appropriate onward care and support.
Accurate, timely, and high‑quality documentation is essential, as is the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a compassionate, person‑centred approach.
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ben Grattan-McInnes Job title: Team Manager Email address: b.grattan-mcinnes@nhs.net Telephone number: 01380737840
