Band 6 Specialist Practitioner - Devizes

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Devizes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Devizes is seeking an experienced Primary Care Liaison Practitioner to conduct assessments and support clients. This role offers a collaborative environment where you can make impactful decisions regarding patient care. Applicants should possess strong clinical judgement, communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Flexible working arrangements with a blend of office and home-based work are available.

Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously while ensuring patient safety and effective care.
• Flexibility to manage both urgent and routine needs.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach to support mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Complete initial assessments and support conversations for people referred to the service.
• Manage urgent and routine referrals.
• Formulate safe and effective plans that connect people with appropriate support.
• Make independent clinical decisions ensuring robust risk management.
• Liaise with primary care and secondary mental health services.

Skills

Strong clinical judgement

Excellent communication skills

Empathy and resilience

Strong IT and documentation skills

Job description

Job overview

Our Primary Care Liaison Team is the front door connecting people with the right support at the right time.

We provide initial assessments and support conversations for people who may require secondary mental health services. Working closely with GPs, voluntary sector organizations, primary and secondary care, we ensure that people receive tailored, compassionate, and effective care.

For example, we may meet someone who we then signpost on to support available within primary care. Or we may think that someone requires a period of support from secondary mental health services and refer them on.

This role is perfect for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and want to be part of a team that values clinical expertise and autonomous practice. If you're looking for a challenging role where you can develop your skills, build strong professional relationships, and positively impact people’s lives, we’d love to hear from you.

We are a strong and friendly team who are able to support flexible working with a mixture of both office based, home working and home visits.

We would encourage and welcome you making contact with us ahead of any application and we are happy to spend time discussing what the role looks like and what we are looking for from you.

Main duties of the job

As a Primary Care Liaison Practitioner, your key responsibility will be to complete initial assessments and support conversations for people referred to our service. This includes:

• Assessing people’s mental health needs through planned appointments and duty work.
• Managing urgent and routine referrals.
• Formulating safe, effective and person centred plans that connect people with appropriate support.
• Working autonomously to make independent clinical decisions whilst ensuring robust risk management.
• Liaising closely with primary care, secondary mental health services, and voluntary sector organisations.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Strong clinical judgement and the ability to make independent decisions in a fast paced environment.
• The ability to work autonomously while ensuring patient safety and effective care.
• Flexibility to manage both urgent and routine needs.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with people compassionately and collaboratively.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to supporting people with their mental health needs.
• Empathy and resilience to provide high quality care while navigating complex situations.
• Strong IT and documentation skills.