Job summary
PLEASE NOTE: This vacancy has an amended personal specification; applications of the previous listing will automatically be included in the shortlisting process.
Would you like to work within an innovative forward-thinking
Primary Care Network (PCN)?
We are looking for a senior Mental Health Practitioner, with leadership experience, to join our PCN as a Band
7/8a equivalent (depending upon experience), to act as the professional lead for the team. You will be a qualified Nurse or Allied Health Professional, with the relevant
professional registration (NMC or HCPC). You will be employed directly by the PCN.
You will be responsible for providing clinical leadership
for our mental health team who sit across both practices within our PCN.
Part and full-time applications will be considered though we
anticipate you would need to be working at least three days a week
to establish effective relationships with the mental health and wider
teams. You will have a key role in
supporting pre-referral discussions with secondary care and supporting any
transformation work in this field.
Your experience will have been gained within primary care or
another healthcare setting. You would be
working in a diverse and very supportive clinical team with the emphasis on
training.
This is an evolving role with huge scope for development. It is a fantastic opportunity for the
successful candidate to develop their clinical skills in a positive and
excellence-focussed environment.
Main duties of the job
Your primary role will be to provide clinical leadership to the team whilst also managing your own MH clinical workload. You and the team will be supported by a lead GP as well as work collaboratively within the larger multi-disciplinary team which has a reputation for being very mutually supportive and encouraging professional development. Ideally you would be an independant prescriber or be prepared to complete the relevant training.
You will have a vital role in supporting colleagues to provide an excellent primary care first contact for patients experiencing poor mental health in order that they access timely, holistic and evidence-based support based on patient need. You will enjoy building partnerships to find new and pioneering means of strengthening the primary care mental health offer, working with multiple partners across the system. You will work closely with the social prescribing team as part of a PCN MH and wellbeing provision.
If you would like to know more, we would love to have an informal conversation with you about this post. Contact Dawn Jonathan at dawn.jonathan@nhs.net
About us
The PCN patient population is circa 40k spreading across a large area of mid-west Cornwall from our glorious coastline to our heritage moorland and mines. There are two member practices: Carn to Coast Health Centres and Godolphin Health. Our PCN is innovative and embraces 'Modern General Practice', being one of the early adopters in SW England of the Artificial Intelligence powered triage system KLINIK. A system designed to support clinician triage, patient navigation and improve both the patient and staff experience. Our mental health team support the practice duty teams in managing on-the-day demand and there may be opportunities for triaging patients utilising Klinik, as well as supporting those patients who can be effectively and appropriately managed within primary care with clinically required follow-up.
The post holder will be well supported within the PCN. Our PCN already employs two mental health practitioners so you would be joining an established team. This role is directly employed by the PCN.
We offer an excellent package with a generous holiday allowance and access to the NHS Pension Scheme. We have an very supportive team of clinicians and administration staff, both PCN practices are training practices, and we fervently support personal professional development. Salary and hours to be agreed, depending upon experience and qualifications.
PLEASE NOTE PROVISIONAL INTERVIEW DATE: 18th July PM
Job description
Job responsibilities
·
To provide clinical leadership to the PCN mental
health practitioner team
·
To provide a lead role in supporting the PCN in
triaging mental health concerns raised by ‘on the day’ patient requests,
providing highly specialist advice and support within GP surgeries.
·
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 GPs and MH teams.
·
To offer brief interventions as needed e.g.
problem solving, decision making, building resilience, building on personal
strengths, risk de-escalation, medication advice and prescribing if a
registered NMP. (Training will be provided as required).
·
Working as a member of the primary Care MDT and
taking responsibility for the development and implementation of specialist
mental health training to the PCN.
·
To provide a navigation role to help GPs make
appropriate referrals to the relevant community and secondary care services –
bridging the gap between primary care services such as IAPT and secondary care,
working in partnership across the system.
·
To schedule regular team meetings and attend the
practice MDTs as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
·
To provide clinical leadership to the PCN mental
health practitioner team
·
To provide a lead role in supporting the PCN in
triaging mental health concerns raised by ‘on the day’ patient requests,
providing highly specialist advice and support within GP surgeries.
·
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 GPs and MH teams.
·
To offer brief interventions as needed e.g.
problem solving, decision making, building resilience, building on personal
strengths, risk de-escalation, medication advice and prescribing if a
registered NMP. (Training will be provided as required).
·
Working as a member of the primary Care MDT and
taking responsibility for the development and implementation of specialist
mental health training to the PCN.
·
To provide a navigation role to help GPs make
appropriate referrals to the relevant community and secondary care services –
bridging the gap between primary care services such as IAPT and secondary care,
working in partnership across the system.
·
To schedule regular team meetings and attend the
practice MDTs as appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experienced working within a mental health setting
- Experience working with people with serious mental health problems
- Experience of clinical triage and referral management.
- Experience of staff leadership and supervision
- Demonstration of collaborative working with MultiDisciplinary Team / other services.
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Act 2007, Mental capacity Act 2005, Care Programme Approach, Safeguarding adults and children and other relevant legislation / government developments.
- Demonstration of personal development
- Motivated by developing a newly created role
Desirable
- Previous experience working in primary care
- Previous experience of primary care clinical systems: EMIS Web and Docman
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health qualification or equivalent
- Relevant professional registration (NMC, RCOT, HCPC or BASW)
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post qualification study to Master's level (or equivalent level thinking evidenced through experience)
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- Leadership qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experienced working within a mental health setting
- Experience working with people with serious mental health problems
- Experience of clinical triage and referral management.
- Experience of staff leadership and supervision
- Demonstration of collaborative working with MultiDisciplinary Team / other services.
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Act 2007, Mental capacity Act 2005, Care Programme Approach, Safeguarding adults and children and other relevant legislation / government developments.
- Demonstration of personal development
- Motivated by developing a newly created role
Desirable
- Previous experience working in primary care
- Previous experience of primary care clinical systems: EMIS Web and Docman
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health qualification or equivalent
- Relevant professional registration (NMC, RCOT, HCPC or BASW)
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
Desirable
- Post qualification study to Master's level (or equivalent level thinking evidenced through experience)
- Independent Prescriber qualification
- Leadership qualification
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
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).