Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Clinical Responsibilities

To provide a lead role in supporting the practice in triaging mental health concerns raised by on the day patient requests, providing specialist advice and support to the patients of the surgery

To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them with highly specialised advice concerning care when appropriate and liaising with other practice staff such as GPs, Pharmacist, Social Prescribers.

To offer brief interventions as needed eg problem solving, decision making, building resilience, building on personal strengths, risk de-escalation, medication advice and prescribing if a registered NMP

Working as a member of the primary Care MDT and taking responsibility for the development and implementation of specialist mental health support within the team

To provide a navigation role to help clinicans make appropriate referrals to the relevant community and secondary care services

To be confident working as the dedicated mental health practitioner, offering support and signposting as appropriate.

To receive and communicate sensitive information to clients in situations which may be highly emotive, and where barriers to acceptance and understanding may need to be overcome, requiring developed communication and empathic skills.

To carry, manage and be responsible for own workload and the quality of care they deliver within the clinical area that he or she is responsible for, liaising regularly with GPs, practice staff and other relevant organisations, and undertake administrative tasks related to patient care where necessary.

To maintain and update patient records on the computer in accordance with practice policies and professional guidelines e.g. NICE and other evidence-based guidelines.

To liaise with appropriate resources when necessary

To ensure effective lines of communication are maintained to promote good working practices and ensure that service user information is passed on appropriately to other services where required.

Facilitate mental health and strengths - based assessments in Primary Care, and support the Primary Care Team in accessing appropriate level of services.

To participate in professional meetings as necessary where there is notification of serious concern i.e. Safeguarding and risk management concerns or in multi-disciplinary reviews.

To keep accurate, contemporaneous electronic and written documentation on Systmone, care plans and reports, and outcome measurement in the agreed systems and in designated formats and within agreed timeframes and to be responsible for maintaining a high standard of clinical record keeping

To work to the local GP practice code of conduct

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Health/Social Care qualification and HCPC or NMC Professional Registration
• Registered or will be registered as either a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist

Desirable

• Post registration training/experience relevant to the service area

Experience

Essential

• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Undergraduate experience of working and learning in a mental health setting

Desirable

• Experience of working as a care co-ordinator in a mental health setting, during or post training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hawthorn Drive Surgery

Address

206 Hawthorn Drive

Ipswich

IP2 0QQ

Employer's website

http://www.hawthorndrivesurgery.org/ (Opens in a new tab)