Primary Care Mental Health Link Clinician

National health service; Honiton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

National Health Service in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Primary Care Mental Health Link Worker. The role supports assessment and management of complex mental health problems within primary care, acting as a signpost to external services and contributing to MDT collaboration and continuity of personalised care.

You will develop services within local Primary Care Teams, attend practice meetings, and help integrate care pathways across primary and secondary care while maintaining high

Qualifications

• Essential: relevant professional qualification (DipOT, DipSW, RMN, Clinical Psychology Grade A, Diploma - Counselling).
• Experience in mental health care setting using short term interventions (e.g., CBT, counselling, problem solving).
• Desirable: theory at master level; negotiation skills in conflict management.

Responsibilities

• Active promotion of mental health and personalised care.
• Develop close relationships with primary care practices; attend practice meetings.
• Coordinate with CMHTs and PCT to maintain Severe Mental Illness Registers and Dementia Registers; review needs.
• Provide specialist advice and support to carers of service users.
• Participate in regular Clinical and Management Supervision to maintain safe practice.

Skills

CBT experience

Counselling

Problem solving

Negotiation skills

Education

DipOT

DipSW

RMN

Clinical Psychology Grade A

Diploma - Counselling

Job description

National Health Service in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Primary Care Mental Health Link Worker. The role supports assessment and management of complex mental health problems within primary care, acting as a signpost to external services and contributing to MDT collaboration and continuity of personalised care.

You will develop services within local Primary Care Teams, attend practice meetings, and help integrate care pathways across primary and secondary care while maintaining high