Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioners (ARRS) - PCNs in Surrey Heartlands

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit new Mental Health Practitioners for PCNs across Surrey Heartlands through Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).

We are seeking to find Mental Health Practitioners who can come and make a difference by providing high quality interventions in our new primary care integrated mental health service. You will be an important member of our primary care team in the Primary Care Network (PCN - which is a partnership of a few GP Practices).

The introduction of these roles is part of a wider transformation and expansion of community-based mental health services set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. The practitioner can access and draw down on secondary mental health services and help provide a bridge between primary care and secondary mental health providers.

This is a rolling advert with multiple vacancies. Applications will be processed immediately without waiting for closure of vacancy.

The post-holder will be required to work from the GP Practices within this PCN of preference/allocation.

Please refer to the attached supporting document "325-5431124-RR_Job Locations Available.pdf" for details of the Vacancies in various PCNs, GP Practices within each of these PCNs and the Full-Time or Part-Time nature of individual Vacancies.

The candidate will need to provide their preference/s of Primary Care Network (PCN) in the Job Application against the related question in Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

The practitioner will be embedded as part of the Primary Care Network Multi-Disciplinary Team. Working alongside the other roles, they will also be part of the community mental health Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with ready access to a wide range of support and expertise across both MDTs. It is envisaged that the focus of a practitioners work will generally be people whose needs cannot be met by IAPT services but who may not need ongoing care from secondary care community mental health services. The practitioner can facilitate onward access to other secondary care-based services, or third sector services integrated within the mental health pathway.

Successful candidates must be experienced mental health practitioners and have experience of working in a Primary Care and/or Community Mental Health Team setting. You will be a confident communicator with colleagues and stakeholders alike. Above all you will have the ambition and drive needed to work within an environment of change and innovation.

The candidate must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.

Please check attached job description document for more information on the requirements for this job.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

03 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5431124-RR

Job locations

18 Mole Business Park

Trust HQ

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and available job locations for more information about this role and the main duties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and available job locations for more information about this role and the main duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification in Mental Health Nursing, or Occupational Therapy or Social Work at Degree level or equivalent Professional Registration.

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness.
Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with mental health issues.

Your Preference of Primary Care Network (PCN)

Essential

Please provide your specific preference/s of Primary Care Network (PCN) for this role by referring to the attached supporting document "325-5431124-RR_Job Locations Available.pdf" for details of GP Practices within each of these PCNs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification in Mental Health Nursing, or Occupational Therapy or Social Work at Degree level or equivalent Professional Registration.

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness.
Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with mental health issues.

Your Preference of Primary Care Network (PCN)

Essential

Please provide your specific preference/s of Primary Care Network (PCN) for this role by referring to the attached supporting document "325-5431124-RR_Job Locations Available.pdf" for details of GP Practices within each of these PCNs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).