Lead Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

This is an exciting, and innovative post to support the needs of the local population living with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. We are looking for a registered nurse, occupational therapist, or social worker to take a central role in the development of the mental health offer in one of our Primary Care Networks (PCN). Through the delivery of excellent, compassionate services to promote the recovery and well-being of patients, carers and families.

We support the primary care population of working age and older adults, linking with Talking Therapies Hampshire, No Wrong Door Inclusion, Community Mental Health Teams and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams.

You will be an integral part of our team, which is well-established, friendly, and committed to prioritising patient centred practice.

Main duties of the job

As the Lead Mental Health Practitioner your role will include:-

*Leading the development of the mental health service collaboratively within the PCN and with stakeholders

*Supervision of Mental Health Practitioner

*Leading on screening of referrals, leading by example, being professionally accountable and responsible for patient care

*You will work in a multi-agency way both as part of the PCN. Facilitating the interface between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health Services to provide specialist advice and support, assessment, treatment, education and solution-focused approaches to the local Primary Care Teams

*Triaging and undertaking initial assessment, of presenting need and risk, signposting to appropriate services, or providing time-limited psycho-social therapeutic interventions directly, in GP surgeries, patient's homes and other primary care settings

*Coordination of the local offer. Providing clinical advice to GPs such as specialist opinion, this will contribute to the safe and effective day to day operation of the PCN and the efficient and timely management of clinical enquiries and decision-making

*Liaison with local stakeholders and leading on the Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, acting as chair and ensuring positive coordination

*Representing patient needs at multi agency meetings

*Joint work with other agencies to meet patient need

*Maintain clinical knowledge and skills by attending training and applying this in practice to support the development of the team.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eastleigh Health Centre

Newtown Road

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 9AG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eastleigh Health Centre

Newtown Road

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 9AG

Employer's website

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

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