Mental Health Nurse (Band 5 or 6) Primary Care Network

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive mental health assessments, formulation and care planning for patients presenting in primary care
• Deliver evidence-based interventions for common mental health conditions (e.g. anxiety, depression, PTSD, severe mental illness)
• Undertake risk assessments, crisis management and safeguarding interventions
• Manage a defined caseload and work autonomously with supervision as required
• Liaise with GPs, multidisciplinary teams, and secondary mental health services to ensure coordinated care
• Support long-term condition management for patients with serious mental illness

Leadership and Service Development

• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and support to junior mental health staff and trainees
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and PCN mental health pathways
• Participate in audits, policy development and clinical governance activities
• Act as a mental health resource and advisor within the PCN

Education and Health Promotion

• Deliver psychoeducation to patients, carers and families
• Support mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiatives across the PCN population

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• About You
• We are looking for a confident and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse with strong clinical and communication skills and experience working in community or primary care settings.
• Essential Criteria
• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration
• Significant post-registration experience in mental health (community, primary care or secondary care)
• Experience of autonomous clinical practice and caseload management
• Strong assessment, risk management and safeguarding skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills

Desirable

• Desirable Criteria
• Experience working in a Primary Care Network or GP practice setting
• Postgraduate qualification or training in mental health, CBT-informed interventions or psychological therapies
• Experience in leadership, supervision or mentorship
• Non-medical prescribing qualification or working towards

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

St Helens South PCN (Rainhill Village Surgery)

Address

The Bowery Health Centre

Elephant Lane

St. Helens

Merseyside

WA95PR

Employer's website

https://hollybanksurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)