Primary Care Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Nurse for a 6-month fixed-term role. This position involves working within a Primary Care Mental Health service, where you'll triage, assess, and manage patients while providing brief interventions. You'll collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective patient support and care pathways. With a focus on autonomy and clinical judgement, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the community. Join a supportive environment that values care, learning, and empowerment, and enjoy a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional journey.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS Discounts for Staff

Excellent Training Facilities

Buying and Selling Annual Leave Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Flexible Working Options

Qualifications

• Experience in Primary Care Mental Health as a qualified Mental Health Nurse.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage stress effectively.

Responsibilities

• Triage and assess patients, ensuring appropriate support is provided.
• Collaborate with GPs and Primary Care teams to manage patient care.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Clinical Judgement

Autonomous Working

Mental Health Nursing

Problem Solving

Triage Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Mental Health Nurse

Non-Medical Prescriber (preferred)

Tools

Systmone Patient Documentation System

Job description

Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

This Post is a 6 month fixed term contact to cover Maternity leave in the Primary Care Mental Health service in Braintree Maldon Essex. The post will be based in General Practice, working with existing Primary Care teams to triage, assess, manage and follow up patients and provide Brief intervention to those registered with GPs in the area. You must be highly skilled and motivated, work autonomously and be confident in your ability to provide evidence based Psychological and non-Psychological treatments for common mental health disorders following your Assessments.

Excellent skills of assessment and knowledge of local services is essential to this role, as the practitioner will be the gate keeper and guardian for referral to secondary services. Working in collaboration with Primary Care colleagues, the practitioner will provide support and specialist advice, consultation, education and problem solving skills to Primary Care colleagues with regards to the assessment and management of service users with common Mental Health disorders. You will act as a 'sign poster' for other internal and external services appropriate to service users' needs, where required and be at the forefront of developing integrated care pathways.

Main duties of the job

• Experience of working within a Primary Care Mental Health setting as a qualified Mental Health Nurse
• Ability to work under pressure and ability to contain and manage the stress of others and oneself
• Robust clinical judgement
• Ability to work autonomously and take an appropriate level of responsibility
• Participate in Patient Safety investigations, complaints and any relevant investigations in line with Trust policies.
• Mentorship and supervision of students
• Develop innovative practice to deal creatively with service demands for referrals, allocations, monitoring of KPI's and clinical caseload management
• To hold a UK driving licence, essential to drive to Primary care network bases in Braintree/Maldon and trust sites. As some areas are remote and have no public transport.
• Work in conjunction with the GP, Primary Care team and Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that patients are supported in the most appropriate clinical practice environment from a Multi-disciplinary perspective.
• Triage and Assess patients and facilitate them receiving the most appropriate support for their needs ensuring people are not passed around the system.
• Manage and deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of Clinical/Practice governance.
• Provide and undertake detailed Physical Health investigations such as ECGs and offer basic interpretation of the results.
• Non medical prescriber is preferred
• To have knowledge of Systmone patient Documentation system.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Date posted: 27 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 364-A-8784-A

Job locations: Linden Centre, Chelmsford, CM1 7LF