# Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/primary-care-mental-health-practitioner/5c7d49b8-6c07-47c9-ba2d-d09b4fac89c6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/primary-care-mental-health-practitioner/5c7d49b8-6c07-47c9-ba2d-d09b4fac89c6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wickford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:00:50.218Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Grays/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8031700 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8031700?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The delivery of an enhanced Primary Care Team as part of a new approach to the delivery of Mental Health Primary Care services in Thurrock. This unique team will be based in Thurrock Locality. The post will be based in General Practice, working with existing Primary Care teams to triage, manage and follow up patients registered with GPs in the area. The post will assist with undertaking physical health checks for patients on the SMI register and support patients who are discharged from secondary care. This is an exciting role for a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner to support a new way forward in the delivery of Community Mental Health Services. The post will be hosted by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) with day to day management within Primary Care. ### Main duties of the job As a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner you will be highly skilled and motivated individual, be part of the Enhanced Primary Care team, at the forefront of establishing this innovative development in Primary Care Mental Health Services. As a highly competent and proficient practitioner, you will be able to work autonomously and be confident in your ability to provide evidence based Psychological and non-Psychological treatments for common mental health disorders. Proactive in your approach to collaborative working, you will be based in the Locality. The team will offer a range of interventions from active mental health monitoring, guided self-help, physical health checks and the administration of depot injections for those patients discharged from Community Mental Health Teams.  The Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner will work with the wider local network (e.g. IAPT and Adult Social Care) to ensure early “help” interventions and proactive care and treatment is delivered at the Primary Care level. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Provide a seamless service in order to aid the Patient’s recovery and Well-being plans in the community. - Work in conjunction with the GP, Primary Care team and Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that patients are supported in the most appropriate clinical practice environment from a Multi-disciplinary perspective. - Ensure safe Clinical Practice takes place, maintaining Care Quality Commission standards at all times and in line with the NHS Constitution. - Triage patients and facilitate them receiving the most appropriate support for their needs ensuring people are not passed around the system. - Deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of Clinical/Practice governance. - As the Primary Care model develops, the post holder will focus on supporting the team’s continuous improvement in the quality of their service, whilst safeguarding and maintaining a high standard of care by creating an environment in which excellence will flourish. - Provide and undertake detailed Physical Health investigations such BMI, Blood Pressure and request Blood Test as appropriate. - Be responsible for the completion of full and comprehensive Assessments (Physical and Mental Health) where possible and provide complete person centred care planning for services users requiring Physical Health related aspects of care with the support of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. - Provide advice on smoking cessation and support. - Ensure appropriate reporting within clinical records by following good practice guidelines and professional codes of conduct for example, NMC (UKCC) guidelines for records and record keeping. ## Job Details The delivery of an enhanced Primary Care Team as part of a new approach to the delivery of Mental Health Primary Care services in Thurrock. This unique team will be based in Thurrock Locality. The post will be based in General Practice, working with existing Primary Care teams to triage, manage and follow up patients registered with GPs in the area. The post will assist with undertaking physical health checks for patients on the SMI register and support patients who are discharged from secondary care. This is an exciting role for a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner to support a new way forward in the delivery of Community Mental Health Services. The post will be hosted by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) with day to day management within Primary Care. ## Job Description As a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner you will be highly skilled and motivated individual, be part of the Enhanced Primary Care team, at the forefront of establishing this innovative development in Primary Care Mental Health Services. As a highly competent and proficient practitioner, you will be able to work autonomously and be confident in your ability to provide evidence based Psychological and non-Psychological treatments for common mental health disorders. Proactive in your approach to collaborative working, you will be based in the Locality. The team will offer a range of interventions from active mental health monitoring, guided self-help, physical health checks and the administration of depot injections for those patients discharged from Community Mental Health Teams. The Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner will work with the wider local network (e.g. IAPT and Adult Social Care) to ensure early “help” interventions and proactive care and treatment is delivered at the Primary Care level. ## Responsibilities Provide a seamless service in order to aid the Patient’s recovery and Well-being plans in the community. Work in conjunction with the GP, Primary Care team and Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that patients are supported in the most appropriate clinical practice environment from a Multi-disciplinary perspective. Ensure safe Clinical Practice takes place, maintaining Care Quality Commission standards at all times and in line with the NHS Constitution. Triage patients and facilitate them receiving the most appropriate support for their needs ensuring people are not passed around the system. Deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of Clinical/Practice governance. As the Primary Care model develops, the post holder will focus on supporting the team’s continuous improvement in the quality of their service, whilst safeguarding and maintaining a high standard of care by creating an environment in which excellence will flourish. Provide and undertake detailed Physical Health investigations such BMI, Blood Pressure and request Blood Test as appropriate. Be responsible for the completion of full and comprehensive Assessments (Physical and Mental Health) where possible and provide complete person centred care planning for services users requiring Physical Health related aspects of care with the support of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. Provide advice on smoking cessation and support. Ensure appropriate reporting within clinical records by following good practice guidelines and professional codes of conduct for example, NMC (UKCC) guidelines for records and record keeping. ## Person Specification ### Skills/Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within a Mental Health setting - Ability to inspire confidence in the MDT, service users, carers and junior staff. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Ability to manage difficult situations sensitively by listening, showing tolerance and remaining objective. - Self-motivated with the ability to use supervision effectively and be resourceful in a clinical setting ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health (RMN) - High standard of education **Desirable** - Venepuncture trained ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (pdf, 768.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319276) - [person specification (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319278) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## 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.