Primary Care Mental Health Specialist Practitioner6

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider seeks a Primary Care Mental Health Specialist Practitioner to join their team in Leeds. The role involves providing assessments, evaluations, and brief interventions for patients, while promoting best practices within the community mental health framework. This position offers flexible working arrangements and numerous benefits, including career development and NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

27-33 days annual leave

Flexible and remote working options

Employee wellbeing support

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Discounts for various services

Qualifications

• Experience in partnership working and understanding of mental health policies is essential.
• Ability to engage service users and maintain professional standards.
• Previous work experience in mental health settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support service users with complex mental health issues through assessments and brief interventions.
• Assist primary care colleagues with triage and decision-making.
• Provide advice, support, and supervision to colleagues.

Skills

Effective communication

Assessment skills

Team collaboration

Education

Registered core profession (RMN, OT, Social worker)

Job description

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Primary Care Mental Health Specialist Practitioner, Leeds

Client:

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Leeds, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

9e7371d83702

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31

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

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Job overview: We are seeking mental health professionals from a registered core profession (RMN, OT, Social worker) to join the Primary Care Mental Health Team within the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service, in partnership with statutory and third sector services. This post offers hybrid working, involving GP surgeries, community mental health team bases, and home working within a locality hub. The team adopts a transdiagnostic approach, focusing on helpful conversations and biopsychosocial assessments to identify and address patient difficulties.

We work with patients to explore their experiences, set goals, and determine supportive interventions, including referrals, psychoeducation, and practical coping strategies. We value diverse skills and professional interests, and the successful candidate will work autonomously and within a team, with training and supervision provided.

Main duties of the job: The Locality Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners will support service users with complex mental health issues by providing assessments, risk evaluations, and brief interventions to prevent deterioration. They will also assist primary care colleagues with triage, assessment, and decision-making to ensure appropriate care pathways, supporting Leeds' mental health care framework under the Community Mental Health Transformation Project.

Working for our organization: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of mental health and learning disability services in Leeds, with specialist inpatient services in York. As a teaching trust with links to universities, we excel in teaching, research, and development. Benefits include employee wellbeing support, 27-33 days annual leave, flexible and remote working, NHS Pension Scheme, career development opportunities, and discounts.

Applicants requiring a UK visa must have sponsorship for healthcare practitioner roles; the Trust cannot offer roles without meeting these requirements.

Detailed job responsibilities include: Effective communication, participation in meetings, engaging with service users and carers, developing networks with other agencies, reporting to the Locality Primary Care Mental Health Specialist, and maintaining professional standards. Experience in partnership working, specialist assessments, and understanding of mental health policies are essential. The role involves providing advice, support, supervision, and decision support to colleagues, with a focus on reducing mental health inequalities and managing workload effectively.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply to ensure our workforce reflects the community of Leeds.