Assessor Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has become available for a dynamic Mental Health professional to join our expanding Primary Care Mental Health team in Swansea.

The Local Primary Mental Health Support Service (LPMHSS) has been established to meet the requirements of Part 1 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure (2010). Our service offers, assessment, signposting and brief interventions to people with mild to moderate, common mental health disorders.

The service also aims to support the wider Primary Care team through advice, education and support, as well as offering information and advice to carers.

The main functions of the post will be to screen, assess, signpost and provide brief follow-up interventions to primary care referrals within an agreed GP community network within Swansea. The post holder will have extensive experience of undertaking assessments in a mental health setting and will have knowledge and experience of working within the community. New practices have been introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and assessments are primarily carried out via telephone or virtually, therefore computer literacy is key.

The post holder will work within a Primary Care team that currently comprises of Qualified Mental Health Professionals, an Occupational Therapists and small Support Worker Team.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.