Integrated Mental Health Practitioner – Primary Care

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Tendring; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension up to 14.5%

Blue Light Card discounts

NHS discount offers

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Descripción de la vacante

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compassionate mental health professional to join the Primary Care Network Mental Health Team. You will assess adults, identify holistic needs, and deliver time-limited therapeutic interventions in primary care settings, managing your own caseload as lead professional under supervision.

You will provide clinical advice and consult with colleagues across health, social care, voluntary and statutory sectors, promoting social inclusion

Formación

• Competent in conducting comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Ability to manage own caseload with time-limited interventions.
• Collaborate with GP practices, community services and partner organisations.
• Provide clinical advice and consultation across health and social care.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Identify holistic needs and plan time-limited therapies.
• Be lead professional for allocated patients under supervision.
• Promote social inclusion and community engagement through patient care.
• Provide clinical advice and consultation to other care providers.

Conocimientos

Mental health assessment

Caseload management

Interprofessional collaboration

Clinical advice

Descripción del empleo

Job Overview

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated mental health professional to join our Primary Care Network (PCN) Mental Health Team. Working closely with GP practices, primary care colleagues, community services and partner organisations, you will support adults experiencing mental ill health to improve their wellbeing, recovery and quality of life.

The successful candidate will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, identify individuals' holistic needs and provide time-limited therapeutic interventions within primary care settings. You will manage your own caseload, act as lead professional for allocated patients, and work under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The role also involves providing clinical advice and consultation to colleagues across health, social care, voluntary and statutory services, while promoting social inclusion, community engagement and positive outcomes for service users. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people's lives while working within a supportive, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high‑quality mental health care.

Main duties of the job

• To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.
• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their cares.
• To work closely with Primary Care and Community health care colleagues within the locality regarding the mental health needs of their adult practice population.
• Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager to be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care.
• Undertaking initial assessment and identifying patient’s holistic needs. This may be by working in collaboration with other appropriate services or by providing time‑limited therapeutic interventions directly within a primary care setting or patient home.
• To carry own caseload and act as lead professional under the supervision of the Advanced nurse practitioner/Team manager.
• To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.
• To provide clinical advise, consultation and support to other care providers within.

Primary, Secondary Voluntary And Statutory Services As Required

• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health.
• To promote at all times a positive image of the Mental Health Service and PCN.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre‑employment checks.

Please note -

staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.