CKMP Mental Health Practitioner (Prescriber/Non Prescriber)

BrisDoc Healthcare Services; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking qualified mental health professionals to conduct assessments and provide patient care. The role requires substantial experience in mental health services and a relevant health/social care degree. Candidates will engage in crisis situations, delivering compassionate support and liaising with multidisciplinary teams. This position encourages personal development and requires flexibility in operational hours. Join a committed team dedicated to improving healthcare access and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Current registration with an appropriate accredited professional body.
• Ability to conduct remote consultation/assessment.
• Substantial post-registration experience in frontline mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments in crisis situations.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Adhere to organisational policies and clinical guidelines.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Effective communication

Crisis management

Time management

Empathy

Education

Diploma level/Degree in a relevant health/social care profession

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Job summary

You will provide a specialist and timely response for people who may be experiencing a mental health support need or crisis, facilitating improved patient outcomes and experience. You will identify a person's needs, enabling appropriate advice, signposting and onward referrals to services via face‑to‑face assessments in practice and telephone triage. Support and supervision from the wider team, including oversight from Lead Practice Clinicians, will be available.

BrisDoc practice services specialise in providing high quality and accessible health care to vulnerable, marginalised and excluded groups. Clinicians will need to focus on improving health inclusion and removing barriers to holistic healthcare, and will consult and liaise with other community‑based HCPs such as GPs, Paramedics, Pharmacists and Nurses about patient management, admission avoidance and, where necessary, admission into secondary care.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• Undertake a full range of activities required to deliver a comprehensive mental health assessment in an emergency situation to those who may be distressed or in crisis, including advising the person in crisis of short‑term coping strategies, providing emotional support, sharing relevant information with professionals, providing defined interventions, completing accurate documentation and gathering information from additional sources.
• Communicate and liaise with a wide range of people/professionals to build and sustain effective and positive relationships.

Prescribers Only

• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence‑based practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice.

About us

BrisDoc are a proud provider of NHS healthcare, passionate about delivering excellent patient care for 20 years. We run a diverse range of primary care services, including an integrated urgent care service, GP practices and a homeless health service, providing 24/7 care.

We are a social enterprise and an employee‑owned trust, working for the benefit of our workforce, community and planet. Join BrisDoc to be part of a multi‑professional organisation that values, supports and develops its team.

Job responsibilities

Communication

• Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.
• Communicate with and support patients receiving bad news.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication.
• Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve it.
• Maintain effective communication with all multi‑disciplinary team members, as well as with external stakeholders.

Other responsibilities

• Adhere to organisational policies.
• Maintain ongoing registration with the relevant accredited professional body.
• Continue to develop and expand personal clinical expertise as an autonomous/independent practitioner.
• Understand own role and scope and identify how it may develop over time.
• Challenge and critically evaluate the boundaries of autonomous practice to improve patient access, choice and outcomes.
• Help develop and evaluate clinical guidelines, policy, competency tools and continuous improvement opportunities.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Current registration with an appropriate accredited professional body.
• Diploma level/Degree in a relevant health/social care profession (e.g. RMN, OT, Social Worker).
• Ability to conduct remote consultation/assessment.
• Substantial post‑registration experience in frontline mental health services, assessment and interventions.
• Experience in mental health assessment.

Desirable

• Independent prescribing (essential for prescribing rates).
• Working towards MSc in Advanced / Specialist Practice or evidence of accumulated relevant experience/knowledge (essential for prescribing rates).

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Knowledge of equal opportunities and its significance for health care.
• Understanding of legal and ethical issues/responsibilities relating to clinical practice, especially regarding autonomous practice and telephone assessment.
• Experience of working autonomously diagnosing, treating, and discharging patients.
• Experience of working in multi‑professional and multi‑disciplinary settings and contributing to effective team working.
• Knowledge in the delivery of Health Care Advice and Health Promotion.

Desirable

• Experience treating patients of all ages.
• Experience working with people who do not have English as a first language.
• Knowledge and understanding in meeting the needs of diverse groups.
• Experience in working with people experiencing domestic violence.
• Familiarity with EMIS.
• Experience gained in a wide variety of settings.

Skills, abilities and attributes

Essential

• Motivated by the provision of high‑quality patient care.
• Good clinical judgment and decision‑making skills.
• Ongoing commitment to personal development.
• Use own initiative and achieve measurable improvement against stated objectives.
• Work under pressure and deal with emergency situations and difficult clients professionally.
• Organised, systematic, flexible, good time management and prioritisation.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Work within a team and give/receive instruction as required, establishing rapport and credibility quickly.
• Reflect on own work and performance.
• Positive attitude towards innovations and change.
• Recognise own limitations and act appropriately.
• Remain impartial and non‑judgmental during sensitive, stressful or potentially conflicting situations.
• Willingness to embrace new technology and processes.

Other

Essential

• Work flexibly in relation to operational times, including unsocial hours.
• Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with challenging behaviour.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

BrisDoc Healthcare Services

Address

Unit 21 Osprey Court
Whitchurch
Bristol
BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://brisdoc.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)