Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Brighouse is seeking a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner to join their team. You will be responsible for conducting thorough mental health assessments and providing essential support and therapeutic interventions within the community. Your role will involve working closely with other healthcare professionals to enhance the mental wellbeing of local residents. This position presents an opportunity to make a significant impact on mental health services and support the local community. Applications are encouraged from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience with mental health assessment and support
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of mental health promotion and personal responsibility

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments for individuals referred
• Provide support and therapeutic interventions as needed
• Collaborate with various disciplines within the PCNs

Skills

Mental health assessment

Brief therapeutic work

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 30 December 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 practitioner to work in Calderdale in a SWYT role in partnership with the Lower Valley Primary Care Network (PCN). These roles are now established in Calderdale and provide specialist mental health support in a local setting in primary care.

As a primary care practitioner, you will be responsible for conducting a mental health assessment with all people referred to him/her, determining what the individual's mental health needs are and the most appropriate service/agency to meet those needs. You may engage in brief therapeutic work with the person referred, refer them to another service/agency or advise them of other sources of support that they could access.

You will build and maintain effective links with all disciplines within the PCNs (Primary Care Networks) and will work as an integrated part of the PCN MDT through the emerging Integrated Neighbourhood Health system.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up‑to‑date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

Main duties of the job

Your approach should be driven by the underpinning philosophies of mental health promotion, empowerment and personal responsibility. This work will focus on the service users who are identified as requiring mental health support to access treatment and improve their wellbeing.

You will also provide easily accessed advice for the integrated care teams and support identification of the training needs of staff on mental health issues. As a mental health specialist, you will participate in providing training and supervision, as required, for staff within the PCN on mental health issues. You will also undertake a training, consultancy and support role within the team and for the wider integrated care workforce.

This role is part of the wider primary care mental health transformation process so will also involve feedback and input into the service improvement and development.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UKVisas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high‑quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non‑clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we’re accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we’re run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

The post holder will be responsible for conducting a mental health assessment with all people referred to him/her, determining what the individual's mental health needs are and the most appropriate service/agency to meet those needs. The post holder may engage in brief therapeutic work with the person referred, refer them to another service/agency or advise them of other sources of support that they could access.

The post holder will build and maintain effective links with Housing Officers within the 3 neighbourhoods, and will work as an integrated part of the Social Investment Team.

The post holder’s approach should be driven by the underpinning philosophies of mental health promotion, empowerment and personal responsibility. This work will focus on the tenants of Wakefield and District Housing who are identified as requiring mental health support to successfully maintain their tenancy and improve their wellbeing.

The post holder will also provide easily accessed advice for Wakefield and District Housing teams and support identification of the training needs of staff on mental health issues. The post holder will participate in providing training and supervision, as required, for staff at Wakefield and District Housing on mental health issues.

The post holder will also undertake a training, consultancy and support role within the team and for the wider workforce in Wakefield and District Housing, Trust, Council and wider community.

The post holder will also be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner.

Freedom To Act:

1. Take responsibility for the management of an caseload ensuring an efficient workflow and referral to the relevant pathway / agency.
2. Undertake a comprehensive assessment of complex health care needs and formulate agreed outcomes with the tenant. Implement and regularly evaluate agreed treatment, using the most up-to-date evaluation tools.
3. To work autonomously in the primary care / housing setting, where the nature of the work is unpredictable.
4. To manage the risks, to self and others, associated with unpredictable client groups in settings where there may be no other mental health professional support.
5. To manipulate the physical environment where possible to provide a setting