Traveling Advanced First-Contact MH Practitioner

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Peripatetic Advanced First Contact Mental Health Practitioner to support primary care across York and the Vale of York. The role offers broad clinical autonomy with cross-network deployment and independent practice within GP settings.

The post holder will provide specialist assessments, care management and interventions, with non-working weekends and bank holiday benefits.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with the appropriate body.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development since registration.
• Certificate in mentoring, teaching & assessing in clinical practice.
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
• Clinical supervision.
• Recognised sign-off mentor (or planned within timescale).
• NMP (or willing to work towards within an agreed timescale).
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality assessments, interventions and care management across diverse settings and PCNs.
• Integrate into GP Practices to ensure continuity of care and effective clinical enquiries.
• Act as a specialist advisor to GPs on interventions and ongoing patient care.
• Lead in establishing partnerships and networks with key stakeholders across PCNs and the wider system.
• Manage daily clinics and offer prescribing support within the NMP framework.

Skills

Professional registration

CPD evidence

Mentoring certificate

Post-graduate qualification

Clinical supervision

Sign-off mentor

NMP training

Literacy/numeracy/ITQ 2

Education

Post-graduate qualification

Certificate in mentoring/teaching/assessing

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Peripatetic Advanced First Contact Mental Health Practitioner to support primary care across York and the Vale of York. The role offers broad clinical autonomy with cross-network deployment and independent practice within GP settings.

The post holder will provide specialist assessments, care management and interventions, with non-working weekends and bank holiday benefits.