Job summary
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 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 an enthusiastic Band 6 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner, who holds NMC or HCPC registration, to join us.
YOU
1. Have excellent communication skills and the ability to complete robust clinical assessments independently.
2. Enjoy a new challenge, variety in your work, working in a passionate and driven team striving to make a difference for our community.
3. Would like to be part of the exciting Community Transformation Programme.
WE
4. Are a compassionate, supportive and professional service that will actively support your growth and development as a senior member of the team.
5. Achieve and always seek to be the best we can be 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 assessment in primary care and support GPs with joint decision making in relation to secondary care referrals, signposting, and transition of service users from secondary mental health services back to Primary Care. Your expertise will help inform GPs management plans for those with mental health needs in primary care.
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 'case load' role or service, enabling you to be flexible and dynamic in a well-supported autonomous role that will allow experience, decision-making skills and service user focus to thrive and develop.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot usepublic transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
6. To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care.
7. To be a valued core member of primary care teams within an LCG, using specialist mental health knowledge.
8. To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and CPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
9. To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading to increased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
10. To enable practitioners in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
11. Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
12. To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
13. Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to CPFT Trust policy.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
14. Registered mental health professional [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
15. Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
16. Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
17. Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
18. Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
19. Experience of supervising staff
20. Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
21. Experience of working consultatively with professionals
22. Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
23. Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and nonstatutory teams and agencies
24. Understanding of clinical governance
Desirable
25. Experience of managing a caseload
26. Lived experience of mental health issues
27. Experience of working within primary care
28. Significant experience of adult community mental health
29. Experience of developing new services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
30. Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills
31. Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication
32. Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development
33. Skills of assessing and interpreting service user conditions with appropriate actions
34. Ability to work with resistance at times, to manage own reactions to difficult situations and to act with appropriate authority and diplomacy
35. IT literacy and willingness to take on new technology
Desirable
36. Liaison with multi agencies at times especially in emergencies requiring mental effort to coordinate management of a crisis
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
37. Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Physical Requirements
Essential
38. Ability to use manual handling techniques
39. Ability to travel across sites