Job summary
Do you want to be a part of a team that offers first contact and follow up mental health services for Priory Medical Group Patients?
This service will offer an individualised approach to managing mental health conditions.
Main duties of the job
The role of a first contact mental health practitioner is varied and rewarding. You will be able to independently manage patients with a range of mental health symptoms and assess risk effectively. You will be able to make shared management plans with your patients, discussing a range of treatment options and sign posting to other local services.
About us
Priory
Medical Group (PMG) provides a broad range of NHS and private clinical services
covering the whole of the City of York and the surrounding area.
All our
surgeries offer GP and Nurse led routine and urgent appointments throughout the
week.
PMG was founded
in 1946 and has since grown to become one of the largest GP Groups in the UK.
Despite our size our core values are to maintain the Family Doctor ethos.
PMG is also a
Training Practice and has strong links with the Hull York Medical School and
Yorkshire and Humber Deanery. Our doctors train and educate many new doctors
each year.
We offer travel
advice and vaccines both with a PMG nurse (NHS vaccines) and also in
partnership with MASTA (private vaccines). All our clinics are manned by fully
trained and experienced staff who provide the latest travel health information.
We also offer a
range of occupational health services including private medical examinations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
-
To be an integrated part of the clinical team, providing a
specialist Mental Health service to adults experiencing varied levels of
difficulties, as first point of patient contact.
- To provide an excellent understanding and working knowledge of
common mental health problems and their management in primary care.
-
To sign post people to resources in the local area which may be
of benefit. e.g. voluntary and community organisations, educational and
recreational opportunities.
-
To provide follow up appointments when required.
-
To deliver brief therapy interventions as part of an individual
needs led plan.
-
To continually assess and evaluate risk
-
To maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to
evaluating outcome
-
To offer support, education and guidance to colleagues within
the Primary Care Team.
Professional:
-
To participate in clinical team and multidisciplinary meetings
as appropriate.
-
To ensure you undertake appropriate regular Clinical supervision
-
To maintain and further develop high standards of practice
through co-operative work with other clinicians.
-
To demonstrate continued personal and professional development
and comply with statutory and mandatory training requirements.
-
To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to impart
sensitive information to patients.
-
Maintain an active status on the NMC Register or relevant
professional body, acting in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct,
maintaining own competency to practice.
General:
-
To achieve and maintain high standards of record keeping in line
with current legislation
-
To undertake such training as might be required to maintain an
appropriate level of expertise.
This list of
duties is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There may be other
duties and requirements associated with this post. The role and responsibility
of the post will be reviewed regularly between the jobholder and the line
manager at annual appraisal or at other appropriate times where there are
significant changes to the purpose of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
-
To be an integrated part of the clinical team, providing a
specialist Mental Health service to adults experiencing varied levels of
difficulties, as first point of patient contact.
- To provide an excellent understanding and working knowledge of
common mental health problems and their management in primary care.
-
To sign post people to resources in the local area which may be
of benefit. e.g. voluntary and community organisations, educational and
recreational opportunities.
-
To provide follow up appointments when required.
-
To deliver brief therapy interventions as part of an individual
needs led plan.
-
To continually assess and evaluate risk
-
To maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to
evaluating outcome
-
To offer support, education and guidance to colleagues within
the Primary Care Team.
Professional:
-
To participate in clinical team and multidisciplinary meetings
as appropriate.
-
To ensure you undertake appropriate regular Clinical supervision
-
To maintain and further develop high standards of practice
through co-operative work with other clinicians.
-
To demonstrate continued personal and professional development
and comply with statutory and mandatory training requirements.
-
To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to impart
sensitive information to patients.
-
Maintain an active status on the NMC Register or relevant
professional body, acting in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct,
maintaining own competency to practice.
General:
-
To achieve and maintain high standards of record keeping in line
with current legislation
-
To undertake such training as might be required to maintain an
appropriate level of expertise.
This list of
duties is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There may be other
duties and requirements associated with this post. The role and responsibility
of the post will be reviewed regularly between the jobholder and the line
manager at annual appraisal or at other appropriate times where there are
significant changes to the purpose of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification Registered Mental Nurse RMN
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of common mental health problems and their management, including risk, in primary care
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with adults in a Mental Health setting
- Evidence of providing brief effective treatment to adults
Desirable
- Work with voluntary agencies
- Experience of working with CBT model
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional qualification Registered Mental Nurse RMN
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Understanding of common mental health problems and their management, including risk, in primary care
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with adults in a Mental Health setting
- Evidence of providing brief effective treatment to adults
Desirable
- Work with voluntary agencies
- Experience of working with CBT model
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
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).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
