Mental Health Practitioner

Brownlow Group Practice; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Brownlow Health is seeking a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our clinical team. You will manage a patient caseload, perform comprehensive assessments, and develop plans of care reflecting both assessment and recommendations.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering care across acute and routine settings while upholding high standards of patient-focused care and privacy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post-registration experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in primary care or community nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals, families, and populations holistically.
• Interpret and analyse complex clinical facts to form diagnoses and care plans.
• Plan, manage and complete episodes of care in partnership with others.
• Maintain high standards of patient-focused care and involve patients and families.

Skills

Mental health clinical skills

Clinical leadership

Change management

Communication skills

IT skills

Knowledge of EMIS System

Education

Nursing and Midwifery Registered

Registered Mental Health Professional

Current UK Professional Registration

Clinical Supervision Training and Experience

Non-medical Prescriber

Independent /Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Tools

EMIS System

Job description

We are looking for someone to join our Mental Health Practitioner team at Brownlow Health.The successful applicants will join our two existing Mental Healthpractitioners, and a supporting multidisciplinary team to offer help andsupport to patients presenting with mental health difficulties within PrimaryCare. The role will manage patients from initial assessment to diagnosis andtreatment, including actively signposting to external resource and psychosocialsupport as needed. Care will be delivered both acutely and routinely, via arange of consultation modalities.

Other job locations within our practice

Bentley Road Liverpool L8 0SY

Peach Street Liverpool L69 7ZL

26 Argyle Street Liverpool L1 5DL

155 Edge Lane Edge Hill Liverpool L7 2PF

2 Vauxhall Road Liverpool L3 2BG

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will work as part ofthe full clinical team as well as an autonomous professional in a self-directedmanner, with confidence, authority, and expertise, undertaking comprehensiverange of clinical assessments/procedures within the Practice. They will haveresponsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurateplan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate theissues and recommendations made.

About us

Brownlowprides itself in being an exceptional employer. We have a dedicated staffwellbeing team and offer numerous staff benefits and incentives includingprotected study leave with financial allowance. You will receive a 6-monthmentorship/induction package. Brownlowis an organisation that is committed to equality and diversity, and we strivefor our workforce to be representative and inclusive of the complex and diversecommunity which we are proud to serve. With this commitment in mind, weactively encourage individuals who self-identify as having protectedcharacteristics to apply for this role. We are particularly keen to encourageapplications from: individuals with linguistic diversity, members of the LGBTQ+community; members of black, minority ethnic, and minority faith groups; andfrom those who are disabled and / or neurodiverse. We are mindful that we maynot always be aware of structural and systemic factors, which might discourageor prevent certain minority groups and marginalised populations from applyingto join our team. If you are aware that any such barriers do exist, please letus know so that we can work to overcome and dismantle these. We require applicants whose nativelanguage is not English to demonstrate their competence in the Englishlanguage. This can be demonstrated by: ProvidingCertification of English proficiency duringinterview should you be invited to attend.

Job responsibilities

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will assessindividuals, families, and populations holistically, using a range of differentassessment methods, using health promotion and prevention strategies; andcomprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will beexpected to interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts toform accurate diagnoses, prognoses for a wide range of conditions, to recommend/ deliver the best course of intervention including the development ofcomprehensive packages of care.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will plan,manage, and complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others anddelegating /referring as appropriate; to optimise health outcomes and resourceuse, as well as providing direct support to patients and colleagues. They willuse professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care eventsand capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care andservice delivery.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will alwaysmaintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with practicepolicies and protocols. They will actively involve patients and families inproviding feedback of their experience and suggestions for improvements.

Exemplary patient care and satisfactionis crucial, and the post holder will ensure the very highest standards of careare provided for our patients, providing an environment where they are engagedwith, cared for, and their privacy and dignity maintained at all times.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Clinical skills - mental health
• Clinical leadership skills
• Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
• Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• IT Skills
• Primary care or community nursing experience
• Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Advanced communications skills course
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Knowledge of Emis System

Qualifications

• Nursing and Midwifery Registered
• Registered Mental Health Professional
• Current UK Professional Registration
• Clinical Supervision Training and Experience
• Non-medical Prescriber
• Independent /Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Other Requirements

• 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.
• UK Registration
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearDepending on experience