Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner with the North Hardwick & Bolsover PCN in Derbyshire.
If you feel you can make a real difference to the wellbeing of patients mental health in North Hardwick & Bolsover, and are passionate about delivering evidenced based interventions then a career with us could be just what you are looking for.
You will be a valued and respected colleague within both the PCN and DHCFT team. This role is an exciting opportunity to work closely with colleagues in the GP surgeries.
You will be able to help educate and support teams within primary care, whilst supporting and delivering short term interventions to patients with low to moderate mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
The service provides appointments for North Hardwick & Bolsover General practice registered patients. The role will provide opportunity to work within the Primary Care
You will have opportunity to work with the pcn and gp practices to help shape the triaging system. You will consult with patients within the North Hardwick & Bolsover Practices; this will be a combination of remote consultations and face to face depending on need.
Your role will be a combination of supporting with triage and managing your own intervention consultations .
The majority of the Mental Health Practitioner role consultations are to support patients with low to moderate mental health problems in the GP practices
You will consult, taking a brief focused history and conducting a risk assessment, formulation of need and onward plan.
You will work both autonomously and as part of a wider team.
You will also have opportunity to support general practice staff within the North Hardwick & Bolsover primary care network. This support will build the confidence of staff in managing mental health, will build the resilience of individual members of staff and improve quality.
The GP practices you will be supporting in North Hardwick & Bolsover are:
Shires Healthcare - 18 Main Street, Shirebrook, Mansfield, NG20 8DG
&
Welbeck Road Health Centre - 1B Wellbeck Road, Bolsover. S44 6 DF
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
- To provide primary care based first contact appointments inclusive of advice, enhanced assessment, support and initial treatment (where appropriate) for those experiencing problems with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- To provide clinical advice and support to non-mental health clinicians in a PCN.
- To work across the interface between primary care and Locality Team specialist mental health services.
- Responsibility for the delivery of high quality patient care within the service area.
- To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner able to recognise changing phase of illness and health and social care needs of patients with serious mental illness where such patients present and to refer appropriately.
- to practice autonomously in making clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action, managing and providing a high-quality care.
- To be a key member pf the PCN multi-disciplinary team, attend and engage with the PCN MDT. Where applicable actively contribute to wider system MDTs as they develop.
- To undertake initial formulation of need by telephone/video. Record consultations in the SystmOne General practice records.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
- To provide primary care based first contact appointments inclusive of advice, enhanced assessment, support and initial treatment (where appropriate) for those experiencing problems with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- To provide clinical advice and support to non-mental health clinicians in a PCN.
- To work across the interface between primary care and Locality Team specialist mental health services.
- Responsibility for the delivery of high quality patient care within the service area.
- To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner able to recognise changing phase of illness and health and social care needs of patients with serious mental illness where such patients present and to refer appropriately.
- to practice autonomously in making clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action, managing and providing a high-quality care.
- To be a key member pf the PCN multi-disciplinary team, attend and engage with the PCN MDT. Where applicable actively contribute to wider system MDTs as they develop.
- To undertake initial formulation of need by telephone/video. Record consultations in the SystmOne General practice records.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Degree or equivalent qualification ins mental health social work / OT
Experience
Essential
- experience in working with patients with severe and enduring mental health
- Experience working in a community setting
- Experience and knowledge in psychological interventions
- Experience and knowledge in assessments and care planning
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
- Good use of computer skills
- Experience of working within a Multi Disciplinary Team
Desirable
- Driving licence with access to a car for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Degree or equivalent qualification ins mental health social work / OT
Experience
Essential
- experience in working with patients with severe and enduring mental health
- Experience working in a community setting
- Experience and knowledge in psychological interventions
- Experience and knowledge in assessments and care planning
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
- Good use of computer skills
- Experience of working within a Multi Disciplinary Team
Desirable
- Driving licence with access to a car for work purposes
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
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).
