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Senior Applied Psychologist, LD CAMHSNHS AfC: Band 8a, Dudley
Client: Black Country Job Support
Location: Dudley, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 205723dbe328
Job Views: 4
Posted: 02.06.2025
Expiry Date: 17.07.2025
Job Description:
Job overview
Are you an Independent and supplementary Prescriber or willing to train? Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse? Do you have a passion for improving access to high quality, innovative, and compassionate services for people with mental health needs?
As a First Contact Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to provide high-quality mental health support within primary care. This is a specialist role working at an advanced level and embedded into GP practices.
The role includes triage, assessment, and expertise in networking and navigation to facilitate access to mental health services, ensuring each person receives the right care at the right time and by the right person.
Main duties of the job
* Undertake clinical duties within a GP practice as an autonomous Mental Health practitioner, offering comprehensive triage (including risk assessment) without the need to see a GP first. Appointments are typically 30 minutes with patients aged 16 and over, via face-to-face, telephone, or home visits where appropriate.
* Diagnose (within scope of practice) and develop management plans based on evidence-based practice/NICE guidance.
* Provide short-term risk management interventions, including safety planning and self-harm management, working with patients and their significant others.
* Identify when risk cannot be managed safely in primary care and refer appropriately to specialist mental health services, maintaining patient safety and liaising closely with these services.
* Make referrals across primary and secondary care mental health services, third sector, and health and social care services.
Working for our organisation
Black Country Healthcare is committed to a positive workplace culture that welcomes staff and encourages high performance.
We provide specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the Black Country population. Formed in 2020 from the merger of two NHS trusts, we employ over 3,000 staff from diverse backgrounds.
Why work here?
* Beautiful, peaceful hospital grounds with seating areas
* Good transport links around the Midlands
* Community engagement to support patients and staff
* Strong performance outcomes
* Training opportunities
* Support facilities, wellbeing team, reflective practice, supervision, and debrief sessions
* Opportunities to collaborate across services
* Digital process enhancements and support
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* As above, including clinical duties, diagnosis, risk assessment, and referrals.
Person specification
Experience
* Leadership qualification or experience
* Experience managing an SMI register
* Degree or equivalent in psychological therapies relevant to Pathway
* Non-Medical Prescriber or willingness to work towards
* Experience in primary and secondary care
* Supporting staff in clinical services
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