Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of this model for a registered nurse with a keen interest in providing outstanding support within mental health community settings.

This is an exciting new role that builds upon the success of other Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme posts (ARRS) in physical health to create mental health specific roles that work alongside our GPs and other Primary Care colleagues, while receiving clinical support from our multidisciplinary mental health teams in West London Trust.

The role will offer mental health assessments and brief interventions to referred patients and will also work to support the development of mental health expertise within a defined group of GP practices aligned to a specific PCN.

As one of our MHARRS practitioners you will be employed on a permanent NHS contract and will be hosted within a defined PCN. You will work alongside GPs, practice nurses, social prescribers and other primary care based professionals to help deliver an integrated and holistic approach to care.

Throughout your employment in this role you will receive regular supervision from a Senior clinician within MINT and will work within an agreed scope of practice, although we expect this to change and develop as the role develops.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will provide assessments, formulation and delivery of the psychological intervention/s in primary care, as well as supporting access to MINT or other services such as Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP), Improved Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT where needs can be better met by these services.

The post holder would be expected to work closely with experts by experience, local communities and will also be involved in raising the awareness of mental health difficulties in the general population.

• Review and support the practice lists of SMI including completion of annual reviews with the GPs.
• Where appropriate; proactively in conjunction with GPs identify and clarify where people would benefit from mental health input (e.g. IAT or other services such as MINT)
• Facilitate people with long term mental health conditions to access mental health services and transfers of care back to their GP from WLT MINT.
• Screen, Triage and deliver short term interventions based on clients’ needs and enable access to therapeutic activities working closely with voluntary, Community and third sector organisations.
• Provide an enhanced level of support to PC clinicians through advice and training to improve skills and capacity in responding to the needs of people with mental health conditions discharged back to them

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.