Senior Mental Health Clinician — Advanced Practice

NHS Jobs; Workington; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Mental Health) to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, including risk assessments and formulation, and to diagnose and manage a range of common mental health conditions.

You will develop and implement evidence-based care plans with patients, families and carers, initiate and monitor treatments in line with the local formulary and NICE guidance, and coordinate referrals to secondary care and other services while maintaining high

Qualifications

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and risk assessments.
• Develop and implement evidence-based care plans with patients and carers.
• Prescribe and monitor medications in line with local formulary and NICE guidance.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and manage common mental health conditions.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Refer to secondary care and other services as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records with privacy and dignity.

Skills

Psychosocial assessments

Risk assessments

Formulation

Clinical decision making

Care planning

Prescribing (where allowed)

Care coordination

Documentation

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Mental Health) to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, including risk assessments and formulation, and to diagnose and manage a range of common mental health conditions.

You will develop and implement evidence-based care plans with patients, families and carers, initiate and monitor treatments in line with the local formulary and NICE guidance, and coordinate referrals to secondary care and other services while maintaining high