Ketts Oak Primary Care Network - Mental Health Practitioner

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Wymondham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is looking for a Primary Care Network Mental Health Practitioner to join their team. This role involves providing essential support and treatment in GP surgeries, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to enhance community mental health services. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health support and a dedication to ongoing clinical development. Opportunities for professional growth include access to leadership courses and other developmental programs.

Benefits

Access to leadership courses

Mentoring and coaching

Clinical development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support and treatment to individuals with mental health challenges.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, treatment, and advice to community members facing mental health challenges.
• Collaborate with GP practice extended teams.
• Work across the interface between Primary and Secondary Mental Health Services.
• Offer advice and support for people with mental health needs.

Skills

Mental health treatment

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Community support

Problem-solving

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Primary Care Network (PCN) Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join our existing team of MHPs.

Working within GP surgeries across South Norfolk with the Ketts Oak PCN.

As PCN Mental Health Practitioner (MHP), you'll play an incredibly important role in transforming community mental health services. We're working collaboratively with the Integrated Care System to offer Place Based Care - ensuring communities receive fast and effective treatment, in the familiar surroundings of their GP surgery.

From 2025, each PCN aims to have a minimum of three Mental Health Practitioners working in its practices alongside a multi-disciplinary team. Practitioners can include Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists. On a day-to-day basis, PCN Mental Health Practitioners will work as a member of GP practice extended teams and be based in practices.

Overview

You'll work with the existing MHPs in the PCN providing support, treatment, advice, education, and problem-solving approaches to members of our community experiencing challenges with their mental health. You’ll be providing a dedicated growing service that makes sure individual needs are met in a seamless environment. As a PCN Mental Health Practitioner, you will work across the interface between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health Services as part of a multidisciplinary team providing advice, support, and treatment for members of our community experiencing problems with their mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health Practitioners in general practice aim to provide advice and support for people with mental health needs (such as bipolar, psychosis, eating disorders, severe depression & anxiety, and a range of other mental illness) and the primary care teams involved in their care.

Ketts Oak PCN are a group of GP practices amongst 3 PCNs network across South Norfolk who work together in a local geographical area, with varying sizes, patient populations and mental health priorities. The aim is to enable people to access specialist mental health interventions when required but also to support people to live well in their communities by focusing on strategies to promote mental and physical well-being and prevent deterioration in people’s health.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, treatment, advice, education, and problem-solving approaches to community members with mental health challenges.
• Collaborate with GP practice extended teams and be based in practices.
• Work across the interface between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health Services as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Offer advice and support for people with mental health needs and contribute to primary care teams involved in their care.

Development and Opportunities

We’re committed to your ongoing clinical development and would welcome the opportunity to support your professional goals. Development opportunities include access to leadership courses, mentoring/coaching and access to clinical development such as nonmedical prescribing course, Approved Mental Health Professional and more.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.