Job summary
We are excited to recruit to the role of Senior Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner (Band 7) in Hertfordshire's HaLo Primary Care Network (PCN) covering the following GP surgeries in the St Albans area:
The Lodge Surgery, Normandy Road, St Albans AL3 5NP
Harvey House Surgery, Russell Ave, St Albans AL3 5HB
Main duties of the job
You will provide mental health assessment and support/brief interventions to service users in GP surgeries.
This is an opportunity to work innovatively and flexibly to make it easier for service users to access the help that they need when they need it.
Your tasks will include early triage, assessment, treatment, risk management, identifying and dealing with safeguarding concerns as well as contributing to case discussions and service-related meetings across the adult mental health primary care pathway ensuring good links with secondary care services.
You will coordinate the time limited care of primary care-based service users delivering integrated care which takes account of social care needs. You will be someone who enjoys adapting and learning as you contribute to the embedding of this new role in primary care.
Nurse applicants will fulfil the role of a Nurse Independent Prescriber as per Primary Care policy, Trust policy and NMC requirements - or be willing to undertake training for this and will be supported into doing this as part of their development.
You will also take a leading role for service innovation and development in primary care mental health. This could include projects with other junior staff to ensure delivery of safe and effective primary care mental health services and making a significant contribution to the development and leadership of mental health services within Primary Care Networks.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
A snap shot of the duties include :-
Case find, screen, triage, assess and coordinate the development of care plans for people as part of the Primary Care Team
Provide brief, outcome focussed support and time limited evidence-based interventions for people.
Offer interventions to people using the principles of motivational interviewing.
Support people to build their emotional resilience and crisis planning tools, promoting self-management skills
Ensure systems are in place to promote smooth pathways between primary care and secondary mental health services.
Proactively recognise and effectively manage the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate onward referral to HPFT crisis management teams, community teams or via SPA. Where appropriate will complete joint assessments with ACMHS. The Mental Health Practitioner will act to negotiate rapid re-access to HPFT clinical services should the need arise and will jointly work with ACMHS to help identify and support patients ready to transition to primary care, and develop care plans and prepare people for step down.
Work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Mental Health Link Workers, Community Navigators, social prescribers and other practice staff to map community resources and assets that are available for those with mental health needs within the specific PCN geography and ensure awareness of these is communicated throughout the Primary Care Network.
Work within Primary Care to reduce the need for onward referral to secondary care services where consultation with the Community Psychiatrist or psychologist can provide the required support whether this is medication review or additional advice and guidance.
To lead collaborative working between the full range of physical health and mental health services, to ensure that people who need care are able to access it quickly and easily and are prevented from being excluded from services or falling through gaps.
Establish an ethos within the Primary Care Network based on individual strengths and community assets, and support, service users, carers and families to access voluntary services and other relevant community providers, and utilise available information to promote self-management approaches as part of a holistic approach
To provide clinical support advice and guidance to practice staff including practice nurses, GPs and the link worker programme and lead on establishing sustainable networks that help to streamline care pathways across community, primary and secondary care services within the PCN population. To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact and to attend the Primary Care Network and Practice Complex case management MDTs
For a more indepth Job Description and Person Specification please see attached document
Job description
Job responsibilities
A snap shot of the duties include :-
Case find, screen, triage, assess and coordinate the development of care plans for people as part of the Primary Care Team
Provide brief, outcome focussed support and time limited evidence-based interventions for people.
Offer interventions to people using the principles of motivational interviewing.
Support people to build their emotional resilience and crisis planning tools, promoting self-management skills
Ensure systems are in place to promote smooth pathways between primary care and secondary mental health services.
Proactively recognise and effectively manage the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate onward referral to HPFT crisis management teams, community teams or via SPA. Where appropriate will complete joint assessments with ACMHS. The Mental Health Practitioner will act to negotiate rapid re-access to HPFT clinical services should the need arise and will jointly work with ACMHS to help identify and support patients ready to transition to primary care, and develop care plans and prepare people for step down.
Work in partnership with Health and social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Mental Health Link Workers, Community Navigators, social prescribers and other practice staff to map community resources and assets that are available for those with mental health needs within the specific PCN geography and ensure awareness of these is communicated throughout the Primary Care Network.
Work within Primary Care to reduce the need for onward referral to secondary care services where consultation with the Community Psychiatrist or psychologist can provide the required support whether this is medication review or additional advice and guidance.
To lead collaborative working between the full range of physical health and mental health services, to ensure that people who need care are able to access it quickly and easily and are prevented from being excluded from services or falling through gaps.
Establish an ethos within the Primary Care Network based on individual strengths and community assets, and support, service users, carers and families to access voluntary services and other relevant community providers, and utilise available information to promote self-management approaches as part of a holistic approach
To provide clinical support advice and guidance to practice staff including practice nurses, GPs and the link worker programme and lead on establishing sustainable networks that help to streamline care pathways across community, primary and secondary care services within the PCN population. To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact and to attend the Primary Care Network and Practice Complex case management MDTs
For a more indepth Job Description and Person Specification please see attached document
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or equivalent
- Evidence of relevant post registration training and development in particular motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed interventions, cognitive and behavioural approaches and psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Independent and supplementary Prescriber
- Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role
- Mentor and mentorship training
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
- Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness
- Experience of providing a range of evidence based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
- Considerable experience in the assessment and management of clinical risk.
- Experience in physical health assessment for people with mental health needs.
- Experience of effective collaborative working in partnership to deliver holistic health and social care outcomes.
- Evidence of Interdisciplinary / multi-agency working experience including primary care and community/ voluntary sector.
- Experience of leadership and development of junior colleagues.
Desirable
- Proficient in clinical audits and research.
- Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services.
- Experience in the planning and delivery of training and practice developments to staff.
- Experience in service evaluation and improvements.
- Experience working in a CAMHS and/or OPMH service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or equivalent
- Evidence of relevant post registration training and development in particular motivational interviewing, brief solution focussed interventions, cognitive and behavioural approaches and psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Independent and supplementary Prescriber
- Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role
- Mentor and mentorship training
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
- Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness
- Experience of providing a range of evidence based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
- Considerable experience in the assessment and management of clinical risk.
- Experience in physical health assessment for people with mental health needs.
- Experience of effective collaborative working in partnership to deliver holistic health and social care outcomes.
- Evidence of Interdisciplinary / multi-agency working experience including primary care and community/ voluntary sector.
- Experience of leadership and development of junior colleagues.
Desirable
- Proficient in clinical audits and research.
- Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services.
- Experience in the planning and delivery of training and practice developments to staff.
- Experience in service evaluation and improvements.
- Experience working in a CAMHS and/or OPMH service
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
