We have an opportunities for a Band 7 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner to work in our Primary Care team in Warwickshire North This is an exciting opportunity for committed and dynamic people to join us and build on the existing multi-disciplinary PCN (Primary Care Network) teams to support the mental health and well-being needs of local communities. This post is ideal for professionals who are dynamic, proactive and passionate about team working, innovation, providing a high-quality holistic approach. You will be employed by Coventry and Warwickshire and Partnership Trust but be embedded within a group of GP practices with a focus on supporting local patients living across North Warwickshire. The local teams will work in partnership with secondary care mental health services, offering support and intervention which suits individual patient needs at the right time and in the right place.. These posts are directly patient facing, so you will have a meaningful impact on improving the access, experience and outcomes for service users on a daily basis. Of course, it is really important that you have impressive communication, clinical and engagement skills which will help build the team and respond to the needs of both patients and the practices you will work with. Main duties of the job The successful post holder will work across several GP surgeries in North Warwickshire being the first point of contact for mental health support. This role will work across an identified Primary Care Network to provide early assessment, treatment and improved access to appropriate care pathways and provide evidence-based interventions for people with mental illness They will offer High quality and evidence based interventions that are recovery focussed and meet patient needs. They will beresponsible for the clinical leadership of mental health provision within a designated PCN. They will be responsible for the management of day-to-day operational / clinical issues arising from within mental health service delivery. About us At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put people at our heart; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities. These include: • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more • staff networks and support group Were always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Job responsibilities • To act as the first point of contact for any clinical concerns raised by any GPs and other mental health practitioners, to offer advice, support and signposting to appropriate agencies. • Ensure service users are more quickly supported to the right service utilising the PCN social prescribers or equivalent. • Improve access to mental health services for service users and carers at the first point of contact as required. • Participate in receiving and screening referrals and complete comprehensive risk and evidenced based decisions. • To recognise and describe effectively symptoms of mental illness and distress and escalate concerns effectively and in a timely manner. This may include decisions made with SCMH GPs and social prescribers. Decisions may include signposting to the appropriate services, either within the CWPT, or externally as appropriate, and providing advice and feedback to referrers. • Utilise high level of specialist knowledge for assessment to undertake high quality Brief Solution Focused work when appropriate and facilitate referral on for appropriate treatment if required within SCMH. • To be responsible for the development and implementation of a person-centred approach to care: screening and decision making for referrals, identifying the needs of service user and their carers • To determine priority, need and plan service user intervention, where service user presentations are complex, include risk assessment and support onward referral to the appropriate service. • To record any assessment / assessment of risk and plan for each person they see on CWPT specified systems • To link in with locality place-based community mental health duty teams to discuss any open referrals or for advice. Person Specification Qualifications • A good standard of education including minimum GCSE Grade C and above in English and Maths (or equivalent) • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience • Registered professional qualification (RMN/Social worker/Occupational Therapist) • Evidence of an active interest in further professional development. Experience • Relevant experience working with individuals or professional groups • Knowledge and experience in Mental health community services including, needs and interventions required for routine referrals and to have a theoretical knowledge of this