Integrated Mental Health Practitioner – Primary Care

Job summary

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 theircondition 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 thelocality regarding the mental health needs of their adult practice population?

Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager to beprofessionally accountable and responsible for patient care.? Undertaking initial assessment and identifying patient's holistic needs.

This may be byworking in collaboration with other appropriate services or by providing time-limitedtherapeutic interventions directly within a primary care setting or patient home. ? To carry own caseload and act as lead professional under the supervision of theAdvanced nurse practitioner/Team manager.? To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provisionof patient care?

To provide clinical advise, consultation and support to other care providers withinprimary, 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.

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you. Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential. Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks. If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service. Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay. Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits. £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

Promote and maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patientcentered care, recognizing and respecting differences including spiritual and culturalbeliefs Act, wherever applicable, in accordance with the Mental Health Act, Mental CapacityAct and associated policies and procedures Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient self-harm, abuse orneglect, including poor clinical practice reporting all such concerns and taking allreasonable steps to protect the patient.

Responsible for identifying and reportingconcerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards thecare of patients are maintained and that care is delivered in accordance with evidencebased practice at all times.

Patients have a range of mental health conditions of mildto moderate severity (including issues relating to child abuse), they may have difficultfamily 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 thosewith complex needs and use clinical judgement and analysis to sign post to appropriateservices, or to retain within the primary care mental health service for time-limitedtherapy Support patients and their families / carers in the community, providing advice andliaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages Provides clinical advice and consultation on complex issues to other members of theclinical team and staff from other disciplines and agencies Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager haveresponsibility for own caseload of patients and takes responsibility as lead professionalas appropriate.

Develop, implement and evaluate intervention / care plans as part ofthe multi-disciplinary team, statutory and non-statutory agencies and with theinvolvement of the patient and where appropriate, their carer or family Ensure that intervention / care plans are based on current risk assessment evidencebased practice, critical thinking and whole system support requirements that takeaccount of relevant physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, generic andenvironmental factors

Person Specification

Qualifications · Essential

Professional qualification in mental health or equivalent.

Desirable

Evidence of specialist study / qualifications Work Experience & Attainments

Essential

Varied clinical experience in a range of Mental Health Services (or other relevant health/social care settings)

Desirable

Responding and resolving complaints at local level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).