Ketts Oak Primary Care Network - Mental Health Practitioner
We are looking to recruit a Primary Care Network (PCN) Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join our existing team of MHPs. Working within GP surgeries across South Norfolk with the Ketts Oak PCN. As PCN Mental Health Practitioner (MHP), you'll play an important role in transforming community mental health services. We are working collaboratively with the Integrated Care System to offer Place Based Care, ensuring communities receive fast and effective treatment in the familiar surroundings of their GP surgery.
From 2025, each PCN aims to have a minimum of three Mental Health Practitioners working in its practices alongside a multi-disciplinary team. Practitioners can include Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists. On a day-to-day basis, PCN Mental Health Practitioners will work as a member of GP practice extended teams and be based in practices.
You will work with the existing MHPs in the PCN providing support, treatment, advice, education and problem-solving approaches to members of our community experiencing challenges with their mental health. You will be providing a dedicated growing service that makes sure individual needs are met in a seamless environment.
Ketts Oak PCN is a group of GP practices within three PCNs networked across South Norfolk. Our practices include East Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice, Hingham Surgery, Humbleyard Practice, Windmill Surgery, and Wymondham Medical Partnership.
As a PCN Mental Health Practitioner, you will work across the interface between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health Services as part of a multidisciplinary team providing advice, support and treatment for members of our community experiencing problems with their mental health and wellbeing. Mental Health Practitioners in general practice aim to provide advice and support for people with mental health needs, such as bipolar, psychosis, eating disorders, severe depression & anxiety, and a range of other mental illness, and involve primary care teams in their care. The aim is to enable people to access specialist mental health interventions when required and to help people live well in their communities by focusing on strategies to promote mental and physical well-being and prevent deterioration in health.
We’re committed to ongoing clinical development and would welcome the opportunity to support your professional goals. Development opportunities include access to leadership courses, mentoring/coaching and clinical development such as nonmedical prescribing, Approved Mental Health Professional and more.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks and an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the coastline or Broads National Park. We’re about 1.5 hours from London and have an international airport in Norwich. Our villages, towns and cities offer history, independent cafes, shops and theatres, with excellent shopping, dining, schooling and housing options.
For details or informal visits contact: Name: Adam Smith, Job title: Primary Care Clinical & Operational Lead, Email: Adam.Smith@nsft.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Mental Health Care
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