Primary Care Mental Health Liaison Practitioner (GP+)Band 6

Hertfordshire Partnership University; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health services provider in Stevenage is seeking a candidate to provide assessments and interventions for individuals with mental health needs in primary care. The successful candidate will work closely with GPs and develop partnerships between healthcare teams. Employee benefits include extensive leave, leadership training, and a strong pension scheme. This role is ideal for those passionate about mental health and community service.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Leadership and management training

Strong pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing assessments and brief interventions for mental health.
• Ability to work with various professional groups including GPs.
• Knowledge and experience of mental health needs management.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and interventions within primary care.
• Undertake risk assessments for access to mental health services.
• Be a core member of primary care teams using specialist knowledge.

Skills

Assessment of individuals with mental health needs

Collaboration with primary care professionals

Knowledge of secondary mental health services

Developing partnerships with healthcare teams

Job description

Main duties of the job The successful candidate will provide assessments and brief interventions

work alongside various professional groups including GPs, other primary care professionals and wider community agencies have knowledge and experience of working with individuals with mental health needs

undertake assessments of individuals and their families within primary care including the assessment of risk in order to consider access or re-access to secondary mental health services

be a core member of primary care teams within a defined area, using specialist mental health knowledge

develop links and foster a culture of partnership between Primary Care Teams and HPFT Adult Mental Health Services. In return, we can offer you : leadership and management training

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)

One of the UK's best pension schemes

Special leave for family and personal reasons

NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)

Employee Assistance Programme Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.