Job summary
This 9 months secondment opportunity offers a dynamic and rewarding role within a forward-thinking primary care team in Welwyn and Hatfield. The role is ideal for a motivated and compassionate individual with strong clinical skills and commitment to partnership working and innovation in primary mental health care.
The role of the GP Plus Worker will be to work across the interface between Primary Care and Mental Health Services to work alongside the Service Manager/s to facilitate mental health assessment in Primary Care, and support GP's about decision making in relation to secondary care referrals, support transition of service users from the care of secondary mental health services back to Primary Care and to facilitate re-access where appropriate.
The post holder will do this by providing consultation, support, education and problem solving approaches to the Local Primary Care Teams particularly in the area of assessment and management of mental health problems in Adults of working age. This will include "signposting" to other services and occasionally undertake very short-term interventions for clients with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- Opportunity to develop assessment skills and hone in on what is important to the person
- Be a positive first contact into MH services.
Main duties of the job
The role is to strengthen access and to provide community triage for people who may need mental health services. The post holder will ensure systems are in place to promote smooth pathways between primary care and secondary mental health services.
Work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
Work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Community Navigators
Will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the Pathway/Protocols to include psycho-education, relevant aspects of social inclusion, Recovery, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this.
Work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers.
Be an autonomous worker who will support Primary Care surgeries to manage transition of mental health service users from secondary care to primary care
Will operate a team caseload rather than an individual caseload in partnership with primary care
Provide leadership, management and supervision for junior staff identified to support the Primary Care Mental Health Liaison services.
Provide clinical supervision to staff and students.
Act within the appropriate professional code of conduct at all times.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families within primary care including the assessment of risk in order to consider access or re-access to secondary mental health services
To be a core member of primary care teams within an defined area, using specialist mental health knowledge.
To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and HPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading to increased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
To enable workers in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to HPFT Trust policy.
To work in partnership with the individual service user and their families and carers as appropriate to ensure the delivery of the primary care plan, and to enable the development of a plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well being and support their independence and inclusion in the community, by using recognised age appropriate self management tools where applicable. This may include signposting to partner agencies such as voluntary sector agencies, schools and colleges which may be able to more appropriately help the service user complete these tools.
To carry out comprehensive assessments of clients needs to ensure a whole person approach, involving others in assessment as necessary
To discuss with the service user and when appropriate, with their carers, their health problems and how they see and understand them, facilitating a process of developing their understanding and maintaining their hope for the future.
To promote the empowerment of individual service users to manage their health as much as possible and signpost use of Self Directed Support / direct payments as indicated.
To work with carers and family members. Signposting to third sector agencies to ensure they receive appropriate advice, support and assessment. Advising them about the triggers around risk factors relating to the service user, within the boundaries of confidentiality.
To assertively engage with service users, striving at all times to develop good therapeutic relationships. Using the primary care registers for people with an SMI or on medication for mental health e.g. depot, lithium
To monitor; risk, progress and where necessary compliance including the service users views to their care and treatment and when appropriate to work in partnership with the service users family and carers. To explain and discuss medication with the service user, including side effects they may experience and the role that the medication may have in their recovery or on going care.
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within primary care and the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.
To develop professional networks and keep abreast of local resources; third sector partners, primary care, housing, education, social care and other statutory organisations in order to ensure that the service user is able to navigate the full health and social care system.
To establish robust communication networks with other health workers and agencies.
To promote awareness of the professional role within primary care and across the service.
To demonstrate effective communication skills with people in an age appropriate way and those whose understanding may be impaired.
Communicate effectively with junior staff on a timely basis ensuring systems exist so that staff, are informed.
To apply highly specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice.
To demonstrate on going personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines, primary care and Trust policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families within primary care including the assessment of risk in order to consider access or re-access to secondary mental health services
To be a core member of primary care teams within an defined area, using specialist mental health knowledge.
To develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and HPFT Adult Mental Health Services.
To promote the use of treatment protocols and care pathways leading to increased integration of service users within Primary Care setting.
To enable workers in Primary Care to develop their skills and confidence in assessment and treatment of particular mental health problems.
Facilitate joint work between Primary Care and Secondary Care interface and Primary Care/Voluntary Sector to increase range of services/interventions available.
To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact.
Interventions will be delivered under Primary care governance and policies whilst also maintaining adherence to HPFT Trust policy.
To work in partnership with the individual service user and their families and carers as appropriate to ensure the delivery of the primary care plan, and to enable the development of a plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well being and support their independence and inclusion in the community, by using recognised age appropriate self management tools where applicable. This may include signposting to partner agencies such as voluntary sector agencies, schools and colleges which may be able to more appropriately help the service user complete these tools.
To carry out comprehensive assessments of clients needs to ensure a whole person approach, involving others in assessment as necessary
To discuss with the service user and when appropriate, with their carers, their health problems and how they see and understand them, facilitating a process of developing their understanding and maintaining their hope for the future.
To promote the empowerment of individual service users to manage their health as much as possible and signpost use of Self Directed Support / direct payments as indicated.
To work with carers and family members. Signposting to third sector agencies to ensure they receive appropriate advice, support and assessment. Advising them about the triggers around risk factors relating to the service user, within the boundaries of confidentiality.
To assertively engage with service users, striving at all times to develop good therapeutic relationships. Using the primary care registers for people with an SMI or on medication for mental health e.g. depot, lithium
To monitor; risk, progress and where necessary compliance including the service users views to their care and treatment and when appropriate to work in partnership with the service users family and carers. To explain and discuss medication with the service user, including side effects they may experience and the role that the medication may have in their recovery or on going care.
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within primary care and the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.
To develop professional networks and keep abreast of local resources; third sector partners, primary care, housing, education, social care and other statutory organisations in order to ensure that the service user is able to navigate the full health and social care system.
To establish robust communication networks with other health workers and agencies.
To promote awareness of the professional role within primary care and across the service.
To demonstrate effective communication skills with people in an age appropriate way and those whose understanding may be impaired.
Communicate effectively with junior staff on a timely basis ensuring systems exist so that staff, are informed.
To apply highly specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice.
To demonstrate on going personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
To support service users with transitioning from secondary care into primary care
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines, primary care and Trust policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health professional appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
- Non medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of one year post-registration experience
- Previous experience of working in the community/primary care setting
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Experience of delivery teaching sessions to colleagues and professionals
Desirable
- Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health problems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health professional appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
- Non medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of one year post-registration experience
- Previous experience of working in the community/primary care setting
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Experience of delivery teaching sessions to colleagues and professionals
Desirable
- Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health problems
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.
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.
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).
