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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Competent assessment skills
- Skills
Computer skills and experience of using Electronic Patient Record System
- Skills
Effective analytical and decision-making skills
- Skills
Care planning and risk assessment knowledge and skills
- Knowledge
Ensure care is values-based, nonjudgemental and equitable, and supports the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity being met.
- Knowledge
Have the ability to discuss, identify and escalate safeguarding issues in a sensitive way to protect those who are vulnerable.
- Experience
Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experiencerom previous experience
- Experience
Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs.
- Experience
Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions.
- Qualifications
Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration.
- Qualifications
Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC Registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP Social Worker Registrants)
- Qualifications
Ongoing Professional Development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice.
- Skills
Prevention and Management of Suicide training
- Experience
Experience in delivering group-based interventions.
Job overview
We are recruiting a Primary Care Based Lead Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) working across GP practices within Kings Lynn PCN in West Norfolk.
This is a jointly funded role through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), supporting NSFT and Primary Care to deliver Place‑Based Care. The post enables people to access timely mental health support in the familiar surroundings of their GP practice, helping ensure they receive the right support at the right time.
You will be embedded within GP practices and work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team, delivering non‑urgent mental health assessment and brief interventions for patients 16+ experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
Expectations of the role:
- Provide assessments, brief interventions and short‑term support for people aged 16+
- Support individuals with presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma‑related distress, bipolar disorder, psychosis and other mental health needs
- Deliver psychoeducation, problem‑solving approaches, safety planning and self‑management strategies
- Work collaboratively with GP practice staff and local services to ensure people are directed to the most appropriate support
- Promote recovery, wellbeing and prevention of deterioration within local communities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ready to make a difference? Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and key accountabilities.
If you’re passionate about delivering safe, high‑quality care, working with kindness and compassion, and helping to create better outcomes for patients and communities, we would love to hear from you. Click APPLY and take the next step in your career with NSFT.
Find Out More
Primary Care Based Mental Health Practitioners make a real difference every day supporting patients at the right time, in the right place. Watch the short video here: https://youtu.be/9GvYKCJ3WGQ?si=6i5--3uaI21_GYmn
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.
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This advert is for Kings Lynn Primary Care Network - Lead Mental Health Practitioner with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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