# Primary Care Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/primary-care-mental-health-nurse/37a569b4-1430-41e4-8d55-77b7aff216b7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/primary-care-mental-health-nurse/37a569b4-1430-41e4-8d55-77b7aff216b7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dudley - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (monday to friday 9-5) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:30:39.384Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Midlands/Dudley/Black_Country_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Primary_Care_mental_Health_Nurse/Primary_Care_mental_Health_Nurse-v8063521 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8063521?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be working within a busy team alongside a team of registered mental health nurses and be supported by the Team Manager, Senior Clinical Lead/CBT Practitioner, and team administrators. Post holders will have a high level of autonomy working across designated GP practices, managing their own clinics and providing mental health assessments and evidenced based treatment for people aged over 18. You will provide a service to people who exhibit complex common mental health needs and stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health needs. You will be expected to develop and manage all aspects of their service, such as waiting lists according to local need, working within the parameters of the service operational policy. A key aspect of this role is GP consultation, liaison, education and training.  You will be expected to attend GP practice meetings at least twice a year to discuss the service and actively seek feedback and report any issues to the team leader as well as areas for improvement and any innovative practice for sharing and disseminating. Staff will be expected to autonomously manage high volumes of referrals. Staff are expected to work on their own initiative in a busy and demanding service and to be able manage change effectively. previous candidates and agencies need not to apply. ### Main duties of the job To be the first clinical point of contact for the service, effectively screening  assessing and working with service users with complex common mental health needs and stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health needs , exercising judgement to identify and assess healthcare needs, and consider range of options for treatment. To deliver of Primary care recovery focused Psychological Interventions that meet the need of service users who are too complex and/or not suitable for Talking Therapies yet do not meet the threshold for the Psychological Therapies in Secondary care mental health. Support Primary care (GP Surgeries) in the management of service users on Depot medication. Depots to be administered by practice nurses. Assist primary care with identifying early warning signs, relapse signatures, follow-up appointments following non-attendance and re-referral back to Secondary Mental Health Services where indicated. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description for full details. Post holders will support Multi-Disciplinary Team settings models of working. All staff are required to undertake specific managerial, administrative and preceptor tasks; including record keeping, inputting activity data, performance management, audit, research activity and participating within business and service development meetings. The trust supports robust clinical supervision arrangements hence there  would be an expectation to deliver and receive clinical supervision; annual personal development reviews will also be provided. Team members will actively participate in and support the development of new ways of working which will strengthen and support the coordination of a whole systems approach to meeting client need. Members will also be involved in service evaluation, audit, and research initiatives. ## Job Details The post holder will be working within a busy team alongside a team of registered mental health nurses and be supported by the Team Manager, Senior Clinical Lead/CBT Practitioner, and team administrators. Post holders will have a high level of autonomy working across designated GP practices, managing their own clinics and providing mental health assessments and evidenced based treatment for people aged over 18. You will provide a service to people who exhibit complex common mental health needs and stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health needs. You will be expected to develop and manage all aspects of their service, such as waiting lists according to local need, working within the parameters of the service operational policy. A key aspect of this role is GP consultation, liaison, education and training. You will be expected to attend GP practice meetings at least twice a year to discuss the service and actively seek feedback and report any issues to the team leader as well as areas for improvement and any innovative practice for sharing and disseminating. Staff will be expected to autonomously manage high volumes of referrals. Staff are expected to work on their own initiative in a busy and demanding service and to be able manage change effectively. previous candidates and agencies need not to apply. ## Job Description To be the first clinical point of contact for the service, effectively screening assessing and working with service users with complex common mental health needs and stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health needs , exercising judgement to identify and assess healthcare needs, and consider range of options for treatment. To deliver of Primary care recovery focused Psychological Interventions that meet the need of service users who are too complex and/or not suitable for Talking Therapies yet do not meet the threshold for the Psychological Therapies in Secondary care mental health. Support Primary care (GP Surgeries) in the management of service users on Depot medication. Depots to be administered by practice nurses. Assist primary care with identifying early warning signs, relapse signatures, follow-up appointments following non-attendance and re-referral back to Secondary Mental Health Services where indicated. ## Responsibilities See Job Description for full details. Post holders will support Multi-Disciplinary Team settings models of working. All staff are required to undertake specific managerial, administrative and preceptor tasks; including record keeping, inputting activity data, performance management, audit, research activity and participating within business and service development meetings. The trust supports robust clinical supervision arrangements hence there would be an expectation to deliver and receive clinical supervision; annual personal development reviews will also be provided. Team members will actively participate in and support the development of new ways of working which will strengthen and support the coordination of a whole systems approach to meeting client need. Members will also be involved in service evaluation, audit, and research initiatives. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to commute to meet the post requirements - An ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines - A problem-solving approach to professional practice ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Specialist skills in assessing and formulating individual intervention plans for adults and older adults with mental health problems - Ability to use own initiative and work without supervision - Effective IT skills and administrative skills (accurate record keeping) - Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines - Excellent risk assessment and management skills ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Organisational and time management skills - Demonstrates a belief in working within person centre care approach - Ability to lead and motivate projects and people - Promotes recovery and social inclusion ### Knowledge/ Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience of working in the community mental health services/ primary mental health care - Working knowledge of relevant legislation and guidelines including adult and children safeguarding legislation; MARAC, DASH - Understanding of psychosocial interventions **Desirable** - Experience of using a range of therapeutic interventions in a mental health context e.g. CBT, DTB. - Knowledge of primary care mental health and PCN (Primary Care Network) ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - RMN Registration, or equivalent OT, Social Worker - Higher qualification at least to degree level in a relevant subject **Desirable** - Post graduate training relevant to Mental Health ## Documents - [pcmh band 6 jd (pdf, 364.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10354026) - [pcmh band 6 ps (pdf, 601.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10354027) - [bchft anti racist declaration (pdf, 222.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2381) ## 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.