Senior Primary Care Practitioner Southampton

Meeveem Limited; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton is seeking a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the West PCN primary care Mental Health Team, working in GP surgeries with adults and older adults with mild to moderate mental health needs. You will operate within your scope of practice.

The role focuses on triage, early assessment, brief interventions, signposting, and collaboration with Solent Mind and other practitioners.

Qualifications

• Registered MH nurse, social worker or OT.
• Computer skills.
• 2 years post qualifying experience.
• Mentorship course.
• Clinical supervision training.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the triage service; offering early assessment, brief interventions and signposting for people with mental health needs in their local communities.
• Develop systems and processes which support care delivery within these teams.
• Build positive partnerships with key stakeholders in primary and secondary care.
• Work collaboratively with Solent Mind and peer recovery workers in the surgery.

Skills

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Social Worker

Occupational Therapist

Computer skills

2 years post qualifying experience

Mentorship course

Clinical supervision training

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapy team leader to join our developing primary care Mental Health Team in West PCN. You will be based within GP surgeries and working with service users of adult working age including older persons with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will work within scope of practice so if have worked within specialities these skills will be transferable

Only open to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service, Isle of Wight NHS FT or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to the triage service; offering early assessment, brief interventions and signposting for people with mental health needs in their local communities. You will play an active part in the development of systems and processes which support care delivery within these teams. You will require good communication skills and be able to build positive partnerships with key stakeholders in primary and secondary care. You will work collaboratively with Solent Mind and have peer recovery workers work alongside practitioners in the surgery.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

Date posted: 07 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year

Based on Full Time hours

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 348-SSW-12472

Job locations: Cannon House, 6 Cannon Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5PQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
• Computer skills
• 2 years post qualifying experience
• Mentorship course
• Clinical supervision training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Cannon House, 6 Cannon Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5PQ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Emma Jones, [e-mail], 02380807040