Senior Mental Health Primary Care Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Chelmsford Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The delivery of an enhanced Primary Care Team as part of a new approach to the delivery of Mental Health Primary Care services in Mid Essex. This unique team will be based in Mid Essex Locality. The post will be based in General Practice, working with existing Primary Care teams to triage, manage and follow up patients registered with GPs in the area.

Main duties of the job

You will work with service users and carers, close to their home, to deliver highly accessible and responsive interventions via flexible referral routes. The key principles of the team are to offer interventions within Primary Care to promote a truly integrated, holistic approach to care.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
  • Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job description

Job responsibilities


  • Create a single path within the sphere of their responsibility and work closely with other Community Mental Health teams and Inpatient Services to provide a seamless service in order to aid the Patients recovery and Well-being plans in the community.
  • Work in conjunction with the GP, Primary Care team and Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that patients are supported in the most appropriate clinical practice environment from a Multi-disciplinary perspective.
  • Ensure safe Clinical Practice takes place, maintaining Care Quality Commission standards at all times and in line with the NHS Constitution.
  • Triage patients and facilitate them receiving the most appropriate support for their needs ensuring people are not passed around the system.
  • Manage and deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of Clinical/Practice governance.
  • As the Primary Care model develops, the post holder will focus on leading the teams to introduce ways of continuously improving the quality of their services and safeguarding and high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence will flourish.
  • Provide and undertake detailed Physical Health investigations such as ECGs and offer basic interpretation of the results.

Person Specification

Car Driver

Essential


  • Full UK Licence

Desirable


  • Access to a car for work purposes

Qualifications

Essential


  • Qualified RMN/SW or OT

Desirable


  • Evidence of professional development

Experience

Essential


  • Experience of working in a community mental health setting

Desirable


  • Previous experience working in primary care

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The C& E Centre

New London Road

Chelmsford

CM2 0QH

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