Senior Primary Care Mental Health Nurse

ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Braintree; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

NHS pension

Staff discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner to join the Primary Care Mental Health Service covering the Braintree and Maldon locality in Essex.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will triage, assess and provide brief interventions from GP practices, working within multidisciplinary teams to support patients and streamline referrals.

Qualifications

• Triage and assess patients in a community mental health setting.
• Experience in community mental health services preferred.
• Strong communication and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Triage and assess patients to direct them to the most appropriate support.
• Provide and undertake physical health investigations such as ECGs and interpret results.
• Act as gatekeeper for referrals into secondary mental health services and advise on care pathways.
• Deliver autonomous clinical assessments and brief interventions within GP practices.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve access to care and outcomes.

Skills

Non-medical prescriber

Autonomous practice

Risk assessment

Collaborative working

Education

Non-Medical Prescriber Certification

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner (Band 7 )to join the Primary Care Mental Health Service covering the Braintree and Maldon locality in Essex. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position working 37.5 hours per week., Work in conjunction with the GP, Primary Care team and Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that patients are supported in the most appropriate clinical practice environment from a Multi-disciplinary perspective. Triage and Assess patients and facilitate them receiving the most appropriate support for their needs ensuring people are not passed around the system. Manage and deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of Clinical/Practice governance. Provide and undertake detailed Physical Health investigations such as ECGs and offer basic interpretation of the results. Non medical prescriber To have knowledge of Systmone patient Documentation system.
The successful applicant will ideally be a Non-Medical Prescriber with experience working within community mental health services. Based within GP practices, you will work closely with Primary Care teams to provide triage, assessment, treatment, follow-up and brief interventions for patients across the locality. The role requires autonomous practice and confidence in assessing and managing individuals presenting with common mental health disorders. Excellent assessment, risk management and communication skills are essential, strong knowledge of local mental health and community support services. The successful candidate will act as a key gatekeeper for referrals into secondary mental health services, offering specialist advice, consultation, education and support. You will assess and manage patients with common mental health conditions, signpost to appropriate services, and support the development of integrated care pathways. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, improving access to mental health care and achieving positive outcomes for service users across the locality., Ability to work under pressure and ability to contain and manage the stress of others and oneself Robust clinical judgement Ability to work autonomously and take an appropriate level of responsibility Participate in Patient Safety investigations, complaints and any relevant investigations in line with Trust policies. Mentorship and supervision of students Develop innovative practice to deal creatively with service demands for referrals, allocations, monitoring of KPI's and clinical caseload management To hold a UK driving licence, essential to drive to Primary care network bases and trust sites.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
  27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.