Primary Care Mental Health Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Mental Health Practitioners in the North Lincolnshire area through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). These roles will cover the west primary care network .

The ARRS mental health role in primary care is an exciting opportunity to build new models of working, with community-based roles situated at the heart of General Practice while been employed by RDaSH. A GP integrated mental health service will create better joint working across primary and secondary care mental health systems.

Main duties of the job

Provide a lead role in supporting Primary Care Networks in triaging mental health concerns and providing specialist advice.

Support GPs within the network to make appropriate referrals and support bridging a gap between primary care and secondary services while working in partnership across the system.

To act as first point of contact for GPs to gain advice and support regarding people's mental health.

Where appropriate liaise with the GP team and the PCN regarding complex situations.

To be available to participate in primary care practice level meetings, including any meetings involving serious concern, i.e., safeguarding and risk management.

Be effective in multi-professional team working and service transformation.

To provide a comprehensive Primary Mental Health Nursing Service across the whole range of patients, service will be provided mainly via clinics and one-to-one interactions with service users which will include the provision of bio-psycho-social assessment and treatment delivery, including the role of Independent Non-medical Prescribing.

To work at this level, the nurse must be able to practice autonomously and hold the Independent Non-medical Prescribing accreditation and be approved by the Trust to work independently or be prepared to work towards it immediately when commenced in post.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/