Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

Job title:

Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

Company

NHS

Job description

We are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to work within Greater Middlesbrough Primary Care Network (PCN). The Mental Health Practitioner will work closely with the GP practice staff, their TEWV colleagues, other agencies and will be working especially close with the new Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) Workers.The post holder will need to have significant experience working with patients with mental illness and will be responsible for short-term treatment of patients referred to you in GP setting. Ideally you will have skills in delivery of the front end interventions to aid patients stay within a primary care setting.Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.Main duties of the jobWe have an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioner to work within a Primary Care Setting. Main duties of the role will include;

• Work with patients who have a severe mental illness and/or complex emotional needs who do not meet the criteria for secondary care services and are too complex for IAPT services to support shared decision-making about self-management; facilitate onward access to treatment services; and provide brief evidence-based psychological interventions, where qualified to do so, where the intervention can be safely offered outside of a multi-disciplinary mental health team
• Work closely with other PCN-based roles to address wider patient needs, e.g. PCN clinical pharmacists for medication reviews, and social prescribing link workers for access to community-based support
• Operate without the need for formal referral from GPs, including accepting some direct bookings where appropriate
• Provide a consultation, advice, triage and liaison function, supported by the local community mental health provider through robust clinical governance structures to maintain quality and safety, including supervision where appropriate
• Supervision, training and personal development are a key aspect of the post, along with regular supervision/appraisal which we see as an important aspect to the role.

About usTEWV offers a range of support for you such as:Lease car scheme, Wellbeing services, Staff development, Flexible workingWe are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care –our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.Date posted18 February 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number346-TSA-021-25Job locationsGreater Middlesbrough PCNNorth Ormesby Health Village, 7 Trinity Mews, North OrmesbyMiddlesbroughTS3 6ALJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs part of the Community Transformation this role is an essential aspect of the patient care and journey as such you will work closely as a central point with many other agencies/tewv services.Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs part of the Community Transformation this role is an essential aspect of the patient care and journey as such you will work closely as a central point with many other agencies/tewv services.Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Clinical Supervisor.
• Recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) for students or must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

ExperienceEssential

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Desirable

• Experience working in primary care
• Experience working in a multiagency setting.
• Leadership or management experience

SkillsEssential

• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional responsibilities
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
• Write reports.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Clinical Supervisor.
• Recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) for students or must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

ExperienceEssential

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Desirable

• Experience working in primary care
• Experience working in a multiagency setting.
• Leadership or management experience

SkillsEssential

• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional responsibilities
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
• Write reports.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques.

Expected salary

£37338 – 44962 per year

Location

Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Job date

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 03:50:51 GMT

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