Job summary
Green Vale Health Primary Care Network (PCN) are seeking a mental health practitionerto supporttheexisting multi disciplinary team across their 2 sites. The role is offeredon a part timebasisfor 18.75 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Green Vale Health Primary Care Network is a newly formed PCN in Central Bedfordshire. Our mission is to improve health and care and to meet everyday health and care needs for people by connecting primary care systems and using creative thinking to develop, improve and support great local services.
About us
Our PCN is split over two sites, Flitwick Surgery and Marston Forest Healthcare in modern facilities. We have a combined list size of approx. 25000 patients with some 243 care home beds. We are not one of the larger PCNs, but this smaller patient number allows us to provide first class healthcare and the ability to target diverse healthcare needs.
The sites are only a short distance apart (5 miles) but service the main population areas of Flitwick, Marston Moretaine and Cranfield as well as several surrounding villages in a rural setting, with Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton only a few miles away.
Being a newly formed PCN we are looking to recruit staff through the ARRS funding stream to work with our existing staff to further develop the services we can offer our patients. All our vacancies are compliant the standard NHS Terms and Conditions of employment and inclusion in the NHS Pension Scheme. Salaries are dependent on skills and experience, but we would expect them to be within the AfC bandings for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this pivotal roleinclude:
- To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the timely delivery of an excellent, compassionate service to promote the recovery and well-being of patients and their carers / families.
- To work collaboratively with general practitioners and other practice staff within the locality to address the mental health needs of their adult practice population.
- To be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking initial assessment and signposting to appropriate services or providing time-limited psycho-social/therapeutic interventions directly.
- To carry own specialist caseload of complex cases and act as lead professional as appropriate, providing a pathway management function for other more complex patients within primary care.
- To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.
- To promote and maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient-centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
- To act, wherever applicable, in accordance with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated policies and procedures.
- To be responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, and to report all such concerns and take all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
- To be responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the public protection and safeguarding of children and adults who may be at risk.
- To be responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice at all times. This will include providing oversight and supervision of practice-based mental health practitioners.
- To undertake a comprehensive initial assessment of referred or self-referred patients, including those with complex needs, and to use clinical judgement and analysis to signpost to appropriate services, or to retain on their caseload for time-limited therapy interventions.
- To support patients and their families/carers in the community, providing advice and liaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages. This will include supporting practices where individuals have been admitted to hospital (e.g., through improved liaison between the practice and the hospital).
- To provide specialist clinical advice and consultation on complex issues to members of the practice team and staff from other disciplines and agencies, including advice on the clinical management of patients comprising prescribing advice as appropriate (within their sphere of competence and parameters of the NMP framework).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this pivotal roleinclude:
- To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the timely delivery of an excellent, compassionate service to promote the recovery and well-being of patients and their carers / families.
- To work collaboratively with general practitioners and other practice staff within the locality to address the mental health needs of their adult practice population.
- To be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking initial assessment and signposting to appropriate services or providing time-limited psycho-social/therapeutic interventions directly.
- To carry own specialist caseload of complex cases and act as lead professional as appropriate, providing a pathway management function for other more complex patients within primary care.
- To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.
- To promote and maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient-centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs.
- To act, wherever applicable, in accordance with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated policies and procedures.
- To be responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice, and to report all such concerns and take all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
- To be responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the public protection and safeguarding of children and adults who may be at risk.
- To be responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence-based practice at all times. This will include providing oversight and supervision of practice-based mental health practitioners.
- To undertake a comprehensive initial assessment of referred or self-referred patients, including those with complex needs, and to use clinical judgement and analysis to signpost to appropriate services, or to retain on their caseload for time-limited therapy interventions.
- To support patients and their families/carers in the community, providing advice and liaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages. This will include supporting practices where individuals have been admitted to hospital (e.g., through improved liaison between the practice and the hospital).
- To provide specialist clinical advice and consultation on complex issues to members of the practice team and staff from other disciplines and agencies, including advice on the clinical management of patients comprising prescribing advice as appropriate (within their sphere of competence and parameters of the NMP framework).
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Candidates must have a current professional registration with the NMC and the appropriate professional body and significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
- The following qualifications, skills and experience are desirable:
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Experience of working in primary care.
- Demonstrable leadership or management experience in a senior clinical role.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Mentoring students on practice placement experience.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Candidates must have a current professional registration with the NMC and the appropriate professional body and significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting.
- The following qualifications, skills and experience are desirable:
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Experience of working in primary care.
- Demonstrable leadership or management experience in a senior clinical role.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
- Mentoring students on practice placement experience.
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).
