# Kings Lynn Primary Care Network - Lead Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kings-lynn-primary-care-network-lead-mental-health-practitioner/a838b889-13db-4f08-9bd7-430ca72844f8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kings-lynn-primary-care-network-lead-mental-health-practitioner/a838b889-13db-4f08-9bd7-430ca72844f8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T09:01:25.761Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v7995219 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7995219?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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 ## 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 ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Competent assessment skills - Computer skills and experience of using Electronic Patient Record System - Effective analytical and decision-making skills - Care planning and risk assessment knowledge and skills **Desirable** - Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice. - Prevention and Management of Suicide training ### Knowledge **Essential** - Ensure care is values-based, nonjudgemental and equitable, and supports the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity being met. - Have the ability to discuss, identify and escalate safeguarding issues in a sensitive way to protect those who are vulnerable. ### Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experiencerom previous experience - Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs. - Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions. **Desirable** - Experience in delivering group-based interventions. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration. - Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC Registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP Social Worker Registrants) - Ongoing Professional Development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course) ## Documents - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [lead mental health practitioner (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10279588) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) - [primary care based - mental health practitioners leaflet. (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10279590) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.