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A healthcare organization is seeking a Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner in Sunderland to join their team. The role involves assessing and providing brief interventions to patients with various mental health needs. Candidates should have experience in holistic assessments and psychological interventions, as well as the flexibility to operate in a busy primary care environment. The position offers opportunities for professional development and involvement with integrated community services.
Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 02 October 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for one full time and one part time band 6 clinician to join the Mental Health Practitioners working in Sunderland Primary Care GP surgeries. This is an established team working in collaboration with our GP partners as part of Community Transformation.
The post holders will need to be flexible in their approach, to respond to the needs of the service and demands of a busy primary care network. The role consists of providing assessment and brief interventions, for those who are presenting with a range of mental health needs to their GP.
The service delivery supports a seamless interface between both NHS and non NHS services including drug and alcohol services and other professions.
We are looking for applications from candidates who have experience of holistic assessment and providing brief psychological interventions. The ideal candidates will be proactive and dynamic with experience of working autonomously in a community setting, including managing risk management.
This is an exciting time to work within a community service as we continue to work in partnership with other agencies to meet the need for our populations.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
This is a Primary Care facing team which is integrated into the Primary Care Networks, and GP Surgeries within the Sunderland and Washington area
Please find attached job description for full details.
We welcome your application.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust