Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Tudhoe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing programmes

Supervision programmes

Flexible working patterns

Reimbursed parking

Child care vouchers

NHS discount schemes

Outstanding CQC rating for caring

Generous holiday entitlement 27 days +

NHS Pension contributions

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Lewes Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The role focuses on triage, assessments, and brief interventions, with liaison across GP practices, NHS Talking Therapies and VCSE partners.

The post offers a supportive environment, extensive professional development and opportunities to contribute to service improvement and triage hub operations in East Sussex.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Professional (Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) is essential.
• Experience in triage, assessment and brief interventions is required.
• Strong communication and liaison skills with GP practices and VCSE partners.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals into the NMHT and NHS Talking Therapies pathways.
• Carry out timely and consistent assessments and brief interventions.
• Signpost and refer to Secondary or Urgent Care as needed and coordinate with partner services.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Triage

Brief interventions

Communication skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Professional (Nurse/Social Worker/OT)

Job description

We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Primary Care and Partnerships team within the Lewes Neighbourhood Mental Health Team (NMHT) as a Mental Health Practitioner (MHP).

This role will be part of a team of Mental Health Practitioners working into the newly formed NMHT's. You will be part of the core team working alongside the Specialist Adult Service, Specialist Older Adult Service and VCSE Partners. You will be closely aligned and work with colleagues within GP practices as well as Health in Mind (NHS Talking Therapies- NHS TT).

The MHP role will provide a critical function in triaging referrals into the service as well as those in NHS TT, providing timely and consistent assessments, brief interventions and onward referral as required. Liaison with key stakeholders and third sector organisations also forms part of this role.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

It is essential that you are a registered Mental Health Professional (Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist). Your role will include carrying out assessments, brief interventions, triage, onward referrals to Secondary or Urgent Care Services (if this is needed) and signposting advice. The successful applicant should have excellent clinical skills in assessment, risk assessment and as well as strong communication skills.

You will be working closely with a range of professional groups, including Mental Health Practitioners based within GP surgeries, NMHT colleagues, partner organisations, VCSE providers, and other aligned services within the Neighbourhood as well as NHS Talking Therapies Teams. Providing expert advice, guidance, and supporting colleagues will constitute a key element of this role.

The post holder will also contribute to wider Service and Trust initiatives, including the development of the Triage function, the operation of local Triage Hubs, and the ongoing enhancement of the Mental Health Practitioner role across Sussex.

Role

As part of an increasingly integrated network of services, the post holder will play a pivotal role in advancing and shaping the Neighbourhood model, For further detail on our strategic vision, please refer to:

https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/our-work/our-priorities/mental-health-learning-disability-and-autism/

As a Mental Health Trust, Sussex Partnership offers a supportive working environment and the opportunity for staff to flourish and professionally develop. We have a strong philosophy of a collaborative and client centred approach, and staff wellbeing is integral in our philosophy and in our practice. We have a huge focus on the wellbeing of staff and our reward packages reflect the immensely important work our staff do. If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding team in a town like no other, then we would love to hear from you. East Sussex offers coastal living along with independent shopping and a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants and a creative music and artistic scene.

As a practitioner in our team we can offer you:

• Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes
• Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
• Flexible working patterns
• Reimbursed parking
• Child care vouchers
• Access to a host of NHS discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
• A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
• Generous holiday entitlement (dependent on length of NHS service) starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays
• NHS Pension contributions

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Georgia Humber Job title: Primary Care and Partnerships Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01273 616440