PCN MHP Clinical Lead Mental Health, Erewash - Adult Community

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Clinical Lead Mental Health Practitioner with the Erewash PCN. As part of the NHS Long Term Plan and working alongside DHCFT Living Well Service we have an innovative and unique role integrated within Primary Care Networks.

If you feel you can make a real difference to the mental wellbeing of a local population and are passionate about delivering evidenced based interventions then a career with us could be just what you are looking for.

You will be a valued and respected colleague within both the PCN and DHCFT team. This role is an exciting opportunity to work closely with GP surgeries.

You will be able to help educate and support teams within primary care.

There will be opportunities of innovation as well as continuing training and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The Erewash PCN services are creating a new mental health hub team this is being developed to improve capacity within the PCN Network and to provide expert intervention to better manage patients presenting with mental health problems within primary care.

The service provides appointments for Erewash GP registered patients. The role will provide opportunity to work within the Primary Care Setting and alongside DHCFT Mental Health and the Living well project.

You will have opportunity to help shape the services functionality, outcomes and the overall outlook of the new integration.

You will have opportunity to work with the team to help shape the triaging system. You will consult with patients within the Erewash Practices; this will be a combination of remote consultations and face to face depending on need.

Your role will involve supporting the other Mental Health Health Practitioners; offering supervision , ensuring suitable training opportunities . You will also be able to support the service delivery and support the measurement of the effectiveness of the service . Your role may also require support with triage and support in management of complex cases.

You will work both autonomously and as part of a wider team.

You will also have opportunity to support general practice staff within the Erewash PCN. This support will build the confidence of staff in managing mental health, will build the resilience of individual members of staff and improve quality.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities