NHS
Job title:
Mental Health Practitioner-Primary Care
Company
NHS
Job description
Do you have experience working within a mental health setting or in the community?Are you looking for a role where you can help shape the service and transform experiences in Adult Mental Health for your local population?Are you an excellent relationship builder who has the best patient outcomes at the centre of everything that you do?Across Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) we have launched our plan to transform experiences in adult mental health in a programme called ‘No Wrong Door’. This is a new and innovative service led by the local NHS, councils, Public Health, GPs, voluntary and community partners and people with lived experience of mental illness.Ensure that at the start of a person’s recovery, wherever and however a person accesses care they are met with compassion, understanding, and supported with both their physical and mental wellbeing. Build teams around communities that are close to people’s homes, by working with our partners including the voluntary sector, making sure people’s recovery is close to their personal support networks. Provide people who are working across these physical and mental health services with the right support and training, making sure we have creative career options across the area.Main duties of the jobThis is a new role within a Primary Care Network (PCN) Hayling Island PCN to help lead the mental health transformation within the local geography where the role is already established. Working collaboratively across primary secondary care and the voluntary sector, the role will therefore be subject to change as it develops.The role will work closely with secondary mental health and primary care and ensure good communication between services. This will support to staff within the Primary Care Network and ensure engagement within the local community mental health team and work with Primary Care stakeholders in South East area to support and help deliver the transformation work around “No wrong door”.By working closely with the secondary care these roles will provide a link between primary care services and secondary care for the Mental Health Team and review the processes of referrals between Primary Care and secondary mental health care; helping to ensure robust systems are in place.The roles will provide support patients in PCNs with guidance on how therapeutic interventions to service users in a primary care setting can be navigated to others or dealt within Primary Care; planning and coordination of service users’ care in primary care, including those on the SMI list liaising with teams and agencies as required; and to provide signposting to appropriate agencies for ongoing support.About usHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.Date posted10 January 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£46,148 to £52,809 a year Based on full time hoursContractPermanentWorking patternPart-timeReference number348-PSE-6944Job locationsHayling Island Health CentreElmGroveHayling IslandHampshirePO11 9APJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFurther 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. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFurther 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.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Qualified as a registered mental health nurse, social worker, or O.T
- Advanced computer skills
- Mentorship course/ evidence of CPD
- post qualifying experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health problems.
- Ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Qualified as a registered mental health nurse, social worker, or O.T
- Advanced computer skills
- Mentorship course/ evidence of CPD
- post qualifying experience of working with clients with severe and enduring mental health problems.
- Ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post
Expected salary
£46148 – 52809 per year
Location
Hayling Island, Hampshire
Job date
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:15:16 GMT
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