Specialist Mental Health Practitioner for Primary Care
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join the Specialist Primary Care Mental Health team at Wokingham South PCN (Swallowfield Medical Practice and Finchampstead Surgery). This part-time role is 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE).
You will support GP practices with timely access to specialist mental health assessments, provide guidance, reviews and signposting, and contribute to medication decisions where relevant to your clinical
Qualifications
- Current professional registration: RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
- Experience in primary care mental health provision
- Community or Primary Care experience for adults and older adults with severe/ significant mental illness
- Experience delivering a range of evidence-based interventions to people with mental health problems and serious mental illness
- Ability to provide clinical assessment, advice and prescribing input if a registered NMP
Responsibilities
- Lead triage of mental health concerns in GP surgeries within the PCN
- Review patients with mental health issues and provide specialist advice and signposting
- Offer brief interventions and medication advice where appropriate for an approved prescriber
- Develop and deliver specialist mental health training for the PCN
- Facilitate referrals to community and secondary care services, coordinating with GP surgeries
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Education
Job description
ARRS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner for Primary Care - Wokingham South PCN - 22.5 hours (0.6 WTE)
We are looking for a qualified and experienced Mental Health Practitioner (RMN, Social Worker, OT) to join us in a Specialist Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner role 3 days per week, based within the Wokingham South PCN (Swallowfield Medical Practice and Finchampstead Surgery).
The role involves supporting GP practices with timely access to Mental Health specialist assessment and support for patients - offering guidance, reviews and fit notes (where relevant to the successful applicant's clinical profession).
The successful candidate will support GPs in their medication decision making through their comprehensive assessment and documentation skills. If the successful candidate is a Non Medical Prescriber, they will be required to offer clinical assessment, advice and prescribing input to patients.
If you are proactive and passionate about providing a high-quality, holistic and responsive approach to the care of people who have been identified as in need of mental health support in a primary care setting, we really want to hear from you.
- To provide a lead in supporting the PCN in triaging mental health concerns raised by on the day patient requests, providing specialist advice and support within GP surgeries.
- To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of support and treatment interventions, providing them with highly specialised advice and signposting when appropriate and liaising with GPs and MH teams
- To offer brief interventions as needed e.g. problem solving, decision making, building resilience, building on personal strengths, risk de-escalation, medication advice and prescribing if a registered NMP
- Working as a member of the primary Care MDT and taking responsibility for the development and implementation of specialist mental health training to the PCN
- To provide a navigation role to help GP's make appropriate referrals to the relevant community and secondary care services - bridging the gap between primary care services such as IAPT and secondary care, working in partnership across the system.
Working Pattern + Service Operating Hours
Service operates Monday to Friday. Hours worked will match the GP surgeries you are assigned to and will be worked within 8am-8pm. Typical shifts are 9am - 5pm, 8am - 4pm, 10am-6pm (subject to negotiation). You may be asked to do a combination of these shifts each week depending on the G.P. surgery hours. You will be assigned to two surgeries within this PCN.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
The must haves for this role:
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse; Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
- A strong desire to work within and a good understanding of primary care health provision.
- Community or Primary Care experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness, with a very good understanding of psychiatric medication.
- Experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Samantha Danesh-Pour on 07500 783606 or email: Samantha.Daneshpour@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse; Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of relevant post registration training and development (such as motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed interventions, cognitive and behavioural approaches and psychosocial intervention)
- Independent and supplementary Prescriber
- Fit Note training
- Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role
- Mentor and mentorship training
- Advanced understanding of the mental health needs of adults
- Working knowledge of appropriate assessment tools (such as PHQ-9'; GAD-7; Risk assessment)
- Clear understanding of psychotropic medication and the monitoring of effects and side effects.
- Recovery focused practitioner able to apply recovery principles to adults and older people, understanding of 'strengths- based' approaches
- Specialist knowledge of person-centred care and its application.
- Able to demonstrate advanced understanding of health inequalities amongst marginalised groups
- Specialist knowledge of psycho-social interventions and their appropriate use.
- Working knowledge of the policies and guidelines pertinent to the planning and delivery of community MH care to adults with mental health needs.
- Knowledge of practical application and use psychological therapies
- Specialist knowledge relating to MH needs of young adults age 18-25 and to the needs of those diagnosed with, or with presenting traits of, personality disorder
- Minimum 5 years post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
- Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness
- Experience of providing a range of evidence based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
- Considerable experience in the assessment and management of clinical risk.
- Experience of effective collaborative working in partnership to deliver holistic health and social care outcomes.
- Evidence of Interdisciplinary / multi-agency working experience including primary care and community/ voluntary sector
- Experience of leadership and development of junior colleagues
- Experience in physical health assessment for people with mental health needs.
- Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services
- Experience in the planning and delivery of training and practice developments to staff.
- Experience in service evaluation and improvements.
- Experience working in a CAMHS and/or OPMH service
- Possesses high level of IT skills including word, outlook, excel and power point
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively, meeting expected deadlines
- Advanced interpersonal skills demonstrating the ability to communicate and work with a wide range of professionals across traditional service interfaces
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to manage change and deal with conflict / stressful situations
- Ability to produce and present clear reports
- Recognise peoples' right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
- Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working; to be flexible in approach and attitude
- Ability to work flexibly, outside normal working patterns if needed
- Ability to travel independently
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.
Swallowfield Surgery, The Street, Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1QY
£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum, pro rata
Permanent
Part-time
371-MHS1196-A
Swallowfield Surgery, The Street, Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1QY
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