Specialist Mental Health Practitioner for Primary Care

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career growth

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Mental Health Practitioner to join the Specialist Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner team for Wokingham South PCN.

The role covers 22.5 hours per week across two GP surgeries, providing expert mental health assessments, reviews and guidance to GP colleagues.

Qualifications

• Qualified and experienced Mental Health Practitioner (RMN, Social Worker, OT) for specialist primary care support.
• Proactive and capable of providing high-quality, holistic mental health care in a GP setting.
• Ability to provide brief interventions and guidance to GP practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead in triaging mental health concerns raised by on-the-day patient requests within GP surgeries.
• Review patients with mental health issues and provide highly specialised advice and signposting to GP and MH teams.
• Offer brief interventions and medication advice, including prescribing input if a registered NMP.
• Develop and deliver specialist mental health training for the PCN MDT.
• Provide a navigation role to help GP referrals to community and secondary care services.

Job description

Role Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Employer Information

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

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
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• 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