Location: Exeter, EX2 5AF
Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00
Date posted: 3rd July 2025
Closing date: 17th July 2025
Community Practice Lead
Job Description:
Are you someone looking for a career in one of the UK's most respected mental health and learning disability trusts
Would you like to be part of a dedicated leadership team who are committed to the positive development of community mental health services for people living in Exeter
Are you looking for a better work/life balance with no weekend working?
We are looking for a skilled and highly motivated Practice Lead to join the Exeter Community Mental Health teams. This is a fulltime post for 6 months fixed term contract.
The service is embarked on a challenging but exciting journey with the implementation of the Community Mental Health Framework. The successful applicant will be an innovative and compassionate clinical leader, who is motivated to support the teams to deliver individualised, person-centred care and will make a significant contribution to service development of the Exeter City Community Team.
You will join a rich multi-disciplinary team which includes Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Peer Support Workers, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Community Support Workers. We are also forming closer working relationships with colleagues in Primary Care and the Voluntary Sector.
We welcome you getting in touch to ask questions about the role and the service. It is also possible to visit the teams, if you would find this helpful.
Main duties of the job
The Community Practice Lead is responsible for ensuring compliance with quality & safety standards within their assigned clinical pathways / teams. They will ensure that all individuals receiving care and treatment from DPT services do so in line with Trust strategic objectives (safe, timely, personalised, sustainable and recovery focused) and are safeguarded from any harm.
Workforce planning, audit, compliance with CQC standards, serious untoward incidents, complaints and compliments and associated learning, and clinical practice education are the key responsibilities of this role. The post holder will ensure clinicians work within DPT policy and practice standards, and that they adhere to professional registration requirements.
The post holder will be an effective role model for clinical excellence across their assigned clinical pathway. They will demonstrate visible leadership and take responsibility for ensuring a therapeutic environment.
The post holder will be required to undertake regular clinical work which will be subject to an agreed job plan, including leading Safeguarding enquiries when required.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Contact information:
Community Services Manager
Stephany Phillips
07971792784
