Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Tooting; Vor Ort; GBP 38.000 - 47.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust is seeking a practitioner to complete assessments and provide brief, psychologically informed interventions. The role includes supporting clients waiting for escalation of treatment, monitoring between GP visits, and promoting safety and wellbeing within local communities.

The post involves collaboration with primary care, social prescribers, and community services to enable smooth pathways between services.

Qualifikationen

• Provide brief, psychologically informed interventions.
• Support patients whilst waiting for escalation of treatment into mental health services.
• Develop close relationships with Primary Care practices and the Trust.

Aufgaben

• Assess and provide mental health interventions for clients as needed.
• Monitor and support clients in between GP appointments.
• Assist in signposting to other mental health services and social/community supports.
• Support transition from primary to secondary care when specialist support is required.

Jobbeschreibung

To complete assessments and where appropriate, provide brief, psychologically informed interventions. To support clients whilst waiting for escalation of treatment into mental health services To monitor and support clients in between their GP appointments To provide medicine education and adherence advice and lifestyle advice for clients and their carers, presenting with mental health problems Assist in supporting early intervention and supporting shared decision-making around self-management To work with clients and team members to support engagement with appropriate services and treatment which may include onward referral to secondary mental health services or signposting to other mental health services, social prescribers, voluntary services and community-based support groups To support clients to transition from primary care to secondary care when more specialist or intensive support is required To support clients to stay well within their local communities, including the re-enforcement of newly learned psychology techniques Work always to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact. To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within primary care and the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.

£38,488 - £46,852 per annum Inclusive of inner London HCAS

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust