Mental Health Practitioner - Primary Care Team, West Staffordshire
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Job summary
Do you have a genuine interest in working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties within the primary care setting?
- Do you work well with individuals on a 1-1 basis and in group situations?
- Are you forward thinking, and highly organised?
- Have you got excellent communication skills and work well within a multi-professional and multiagency setting?
Due to expansion in our teams we are looking to recruit a band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to work in our developing Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner Team. The role will be based over South West Staffordshire.
We welcome applications from staff who have one of the following professional backgrounds; nursing, occupational therapy, or social work, and who are interested in creating a responsive and holistic mental health service within a primary care setting. Applicants must be fully qualified in the appropriate profession and registered with the relevant professional body.
Main duties of the job
- Assessing people's mental health needs within a primary care setting.
- The delivery of brief, short term, and low intensity psychological interventions for people with common mental health disorders.
- Mental Health promotion involving the development of effective relationships between primary care and local communities and other services in the voluntary and statutory sector.
- Provision of support and advice to GPs and other primary care providers.
- Bridging the gap between primary care and other provider services to ensure fast and effective response times for those accessing services.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
- Supporting your career development and progression.
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccination every year
- Attractive relocation package
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Details
Date posted
13 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
301-VA-23-5729829
Job locations
South Staffordshire
Penkridge Medical Practice
Penkridge
ST19 5AP
Employer details
Employer name
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
South Staffordshire
Penkridge Medical Practice
Penkridge
ST19 5AP
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