Mental Health Practitioner

Nhs Scotland; Stevenston; In loco; GBP 25.000 - 31.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

NHS Scotland in Stevenston seeks a Mental Health Worker to join our multidisciplinary practice. You will work in the community and GP setting, delivering mental health assessments, care planning and person-centered support with a focus on maintaining high-quality patient care and work-life balance.

You will need registration with NMC/SSSC/HPC, strong communication, risk assessment and organisational skills, and be able to collaborate with a wide MDT including practice nurses and pharmacists.

Competenze

• Registered professional qualification with NMC, SSSC or HPC.
• Experience in mental health assessment and care planning.
• Interest in community and general practice settings.

Mansioni

• Manage a caseload of service users in partnership with GP teams.
• Collaborate with health and social care partners to ensure seamless care journeys.
• Contribute to service development and ensure high standards of care.

Conoscenze

Advanced communication skills

Risk assessment skills

Organisational skills

Formazione

Registered professional qualification with NMC/SSSC/HPC

Descrizione del lavoro

20 Main Street, Stevenston, North Ayrshire KA20 3AB

Mental Health Link Practitioners Ayrshire Medical Group are looking for a MHW to join our growing multidisciplinary practice. We are mutually supportive and encourage personal and professional development while providing high quality patient care and also ensuring a good work/life balance in the team. Growth and development of all our staff is key to our ethos. Flexible working is welcomed. We have a wide MDT including ANPs/ Practice Nurses/ Pharmacists/ Mental Health Worker/ Community Link Worker and work/life balance is a crucial component of our model - no late nights is a practice policy! Can be based in Stevenston Health Centre/West Kilbride Medical Practice

You will have a registered professional qualification with the NMC, SSSC or HPC, and have experience in mental health assessment and care planning with an interest in working with patients with mental health problems in the community and General Practice setting.

Advanced communication skills, well developed risk assessment skills and excellent organisational skills are essential together with evidence of continued professional development.

The candidate may be responsible for a caseload of service users working in partnership with the General Practice team(including our current mental health worker) and health and social care partnership services, service users and voluntary groups to support and underpin a seamless journey through the health and social care system to maintain consistently high standards of service delivery and care in a climate of change and redesign.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Debbie Watson on: