Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic RMN to contribute to the continued development of the Primary Care Mental Health Services in delivering care and support to patients with long term mental health needs in primary care.
You will operate within the principles of recovery and be responsible for the case management of agreed individuals with a stable but long term mental health condition in conjunction with the Primary Care Team.
You will work alongside GP surgeries where you will liaise with GPs on managing patients with a wide range of presenting mental health conditions. You will carry out mental health assessments, brief interventions and help to improve the mental health awareness and delivery of Mental Health Care in Primary Care. You will also lead on specific projects identified as a priority by your local Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Main duties of the job
The Primary Care Mental health Nurse is a key practitioner within the multidisciplinary care team and will have continuing responsibility to assess, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate care, communicate findings, influence and drive change and promote health and best practice, patient safety and experience.
Carry out and coordinate comprehensive, systematic nursing assessments which take account of relevant mental, physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, and environmental factors, in partnership with service user and others through interaction, observation and measurement.
Work collaboratively with other disciplines, service user and their carers to agree a holistic person centred care plan that addresses the needs identified through assessment.
Deliver and evaluate safe, person centred care in partnership with the service user and their carers to support recovery.
To work collaboratively with KMPT services, KCC, Gp's and other Primary care partners including voluntary and 3rd sector organisations to share expertise on the delivery of Mental health Care .
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Details
Date posted
04 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-WK0104-C
Job locations
Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells
10-12 Calverley Park Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Highlands House, Tunbridge Wells
10-12 Calverley Park Gardens
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 2JN
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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