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Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner, Cambridge
Client:
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Location:
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
4
Posted:
29.06.2025
Expiry Date:
13.08.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
This post is for one Full-time position and one Part-time position.
Our Primary Care Mental Health Service is an award-winning service, receiving national interest as a new and innovative way of working in Primary Care. Based in GP practices and Neighbourhood teams, we ensure that those with mental health needs are seen at the right time, in the right place, by the right people.
We’re looking for enthusiastic Band Primary Care MH Practitioners, who hold NMC or HCPC registration, to join us. We currently have two vacancies covering the Cambridgeshire area, including the city of Cambridge.
You
* Have excellent communication skills and the ability to complete robust clinical assessments independently.
* Enjoy a new challenge and variety in your work, working in a passionate and driven team striving to make a difference for our community.
* Would like to be part of the exciting Community Transformation Programme.
We
* Are a compassionate, supportive, and professional service that actively supports your growth and development as a senior team member.
* Seek to achieve and be the best we can through teamwork and a clear vision.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside a Mental Health Liaison Practitioner, you will work across the interface between Primary Care and Mental Health Services to facilitate mental health assessments in primary care and support GPs with joint decision-making regarding secondary care referrals, signposting, and transition of service users from secondary mental health services back to Primary Care. Your expertise will inform GPs' management plans for those with mental health needs in primary care.
By providing support, education, and problem-solving approaches for adults of working age, you will be an active member of the primary care team with the ability to undertake very short-term interventions for clients with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
This is not a caseload role or service, allowing you to be flexible and dynamic in a well-supported, autonomous role that fosters experience, decision-making skills, and service user focus.
Working for our organization
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve, supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver numerous NHS services across inpatient, primary care, and community settings, including services for Children, Adults & Older People’s mental and physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
We aim to recruit high-caliber candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, especially from under-represented groups, including disabled people, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ communities.
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