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Lead Mental Health Practitioner SNHiP PCN

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

The closing date is 18 May 2025

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Job summary

We in NSFT are looking to provide SNHiP Primary Care Network with a further Lead Mental Health Practitioner to their team. Working within GP surgeries in SNHiP PCN the setting is a fast-paced and rural primary care environment.

As PCN Mental Health Practitioner (MHP),you'll play an incredibly important role in transforming community mental health services. We're 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.

You'll work with the existing Lead MHP in the PCN providing support, treatment, advice, education, and problem-solving approaches to members of our community experiencing challenges with their mental health. You'll be providing a dedicated growing service that makes sure individual needs are met in a seamless environment.

This is a full-time opportunity, and we're flexible and are happy to discuss different working patterns, provided these are within and around the GP practice working and enhanced hours.

If you want to play your part in making a positive impact in your local community, transforming the way we care and develop this exciting service - we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

South Norfolk, SNHiP PCN are multiple GP Practices across multiple sites in the Attleborough, Long Stratton, Diss and surrounding areas of South Norfolk.

As a Lead Mental Health PCN practitioner, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational and clinical mental health issues arising in your allocated GP Practice/s. You will provide line management and clinical supervision to junior staff and you'll work at a quick pace, autonomously managing your own clinics, providing an intervention led approach, acting as an incredibly important mental health resource for people who need specialist care and interventions not available through NHS Talking Therapies and not requiring Secondary Care level services. You will work with patients aged 16 years and over (including older people), carrying out Mental Health Assessments and will be an important conduit into specialist mental health services if and where required.

Your role as a Lead Mental Health Practitioner will be an important one, helping to bridge the gap between Primary and Secondary health care services. You will be comfortable working collaboratively and able to build strong relationships with other health care professionals both across your networks, and within your designated GP practices.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

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 coupled with 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 beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7144622

Job locations

SNHiP PCN

SNHiP PCN

NR18 0WF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the PCN Mental Health Practitioner has already proven itself and has shown to reduce referrals into secondary care were developing and growing the team so are in need of dedicated practitioners to join us, who want to be part of the changes and play a key role.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference to the patients of the Norwich PCNs, then click to APPLY.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role of the PCN Mental Health Practitioner has already proven itself and has shown to reduce referrals into secondary care were developing and growing the team so are in need of dedicated practitioners to join us, who want to be part of the changes and play a key role.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities. If you feel you have what it takes to make a difference to the patients of the Norwich PCNs, then click to APPLY.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate significant experience at senior clinical level, including staff management/ supervision
  • Able to demonstrate a significant level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Evidence of leading service development within a mental health care setting.

Qaulifications

Essential

  • Nursing, OT or SW degree or equivalent
  • Mentorship qualification or Practice Supervisor or Assessor
  • Core professional qualification and registered with professional body.

Desirable

  • Ongoing professional development at degree level or higher
  • Higher Degree or post graduate certificate in Leadership, clinical, or therapeutic practice or equivalent. (eg, NMP, AMHP, Therapy, or equivalent)
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate significant experience at senior clinical level, including staff management/ supervision
  • Able to demonstrate a significant level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Evidence of leading service development within a mental health care setting.

Qaulifications

Essential

  • Nursing, OT or SW degree or equivalent
  • Mentorship qualification or Practice Supervisor or Assessor
  • Core professional qualification and registered with professional body.

Desirable

  • Ongoing professional development at degree level or higher
  • Higher Degree or post graduate certificate in Leadership, clinical, or therapeutic practice or equivalent. (eg, NMP, AMHP, Therapy, or equivalent)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

SNHiP PCN

SNHiP PCN

NR18 0WF


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

SNHiP PCN

SNHiP PCN

NR18 0WF


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Primary Care Clinical & Operational Lead

Adam Kent

adam.kent@nsft.nhs.uk

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CEN7144622

Job locations

SNHiP PCN

SNHiP PCN

NR18 0WF


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