Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

As part of our services across Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS), we are excited to be able to implement Mental Health Practitioner roles across the Primary Care Networks to support GPs with 'on the day' Mental Health assessment and support for patients.

These are new roles designated under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme for Primary Care (ARRS). The roles will provide an opportunity for better joint working across primary care and adult secondary care mental health systems and will make it easier for patients to obtain the help they need.

This is an exciting role for someone who is proactive and passionate about innovation and providing a high-quality holistic approach to the care of people who have been identified as in need of mental health support in a primary care setting.

We are really excited to be developing our integrated community services and look forward to welcoming you to a hardworking and dedicated teams.

We have roles within all our integrated care partnerships (ICP) in the following areas:

• Furness
• South Lakes
• Grange

For more details please contact us on the details provided

Main duties of the job

The Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner role supports the delivery of primary care mental health services within a Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary Care Network (PCN). Line managed by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, the practitioner will be fully embedded as part of the PCN MDT working supporting the delivery of mental health care, they will also part of the Community Mental Health MDT PCN practices.

The key elements of this role are:

• Working effectively as a member of the clinical team in General Practice and local CMHT MDT.
• Improving the management of mental health conditions in Primary Care through working closely with General Practitioners and the practice team.
• Focus will generally be on patients whose needs cannot be met by IAPT services but whose presentation is below the threshold for secondary care.
• Co-working with the clinical team to assess patients and provide advice, support and interventions to patients; referring on to secondary care-based services or third sector services integrated within the mental health pathway, where appropriate.
• Be able to provide a "full package" approach (within scope of competencies) and consistency of care to patients within primary care

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Murley Moss Business Park

Grange and The Lakes

LA9 7RL

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Murley Moss Business Park

Grange and The Lakes

LA9 7RL

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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