Integrated Mental Health Practitioner – Primary Care

Job overview

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated mental health professional to join our Primary Care Network (PCN) Mental Health Team. Working closely with GP practices, primary care colleagues, community services and partner organisations, you will support adults experiencing mental ill health to improve their wellbeing, recovery and quality of life.

The successful candidate will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, identify individuals' holistic needs and provide time-limited therapeutic interventions within primary care settings. You will manage your own caseload, act as lead professional for allocated patients, and work under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The role also involves providing clinical advice and consultation to colleagues across health, social care, voluntary and statutory services, while promoting social inclusion, community engagement and positive outcomes for service users.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people's lives while working within a supportive, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality mental health care.

Main duties of the job

To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing

• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their cares
• To work closely with Primary Care and Community health care colleagues within the locality regarding the mental health needs of their adult practice population
• Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager to be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care.
• Undertaking initial assessment and identifying patient’s holistic needs. This may be by working in collaboration with other appropriate services or by providing time-limited therapeutic interventions directly within a primary care setting or patient home.
• To carry own caseload and act as lead professional under the supervision of the Advanced nurse practitioner/Team manager.
• To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care
• To provide clinical advise, consultation and support to other care providers within primary, secondary voluntary and statutory services as required
• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health
• To promote at all times a positive image of the Mental Health Service and PCN.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Promote and maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centered care, recognizing and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs

• Act, wherever applicable, in accordance with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated policies and procedures
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient self-harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk
• Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice at all times. Patients have a range of mental health conditions of mild to moderate severity (including issues relating to child abuse), they may have difficult family situations and may demonstrate behaviors that challenge at initial assessment, or as a result of unexpected changes during program of therapy
• Undertake a comprehensive initial assessment of referred patients, including those with complex needs and use clinical judgement and analysis to sign post to appropriate services, or to retain within the primary care mental health service for time-limited therapy
• Support patients and their families / carers in the community, providing advice and liaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages
• Provides clinical advice and consultation on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines and agencies
• Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager have responsibility for own caseload of patients and takes responsibility as lead professional as appropriate. Develop, implement and evaluate intervention / care plans as part of the multi-disciplinary team, statutory and non-statutory agencies and with the involvement of the patient and where appropriate, their carer or family
• Ensure that intervention / care plans are based on current risk assessment evidence based practice, critical thinking and whole system support requirements that take account of relevant physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, generic and environmental factors

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.