Mental Health Practitioner

• Work in a multi-agency way supporting the interface between Primary Care and Secondary Mental Health Services
• Provide specialist advice and support, assessment, treatment, education and solution-focused approaches to the local Primary Care Teams
• Be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care
• Triage and undertake initial assessment of presenting need and risk
• Signpost to appropriate services, or provide time-limited psycho-social therapeutic interventions directly, in GP surgeries, patient's homes and other primary care settings
• Provide clinical advice to GPs such as specialist opinion
• Represent patient need at multi agency meetings
• Joint work with other agencies to meet patient need
• Maintain clinical knowledge and skills by attending training and applying this in practice to support the development of the team

• Qualified as a registered mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist
• Mentorship course / evidence of CPD
• Ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post
• Clinical supervision training
• More than 2 years' experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health needs
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration

Flexible working options can be discussed