Mental Health Practitioner

5 months ago


Christchurch, United Kingdom Highcliffe Medical Centre Full time

**JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE**: MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER (6mth/locum contract) REPORTS TO: CLINICAL DIRECTOR (Clinically) HMC BUSINESS MANAGER (Administratively) HOURS: To be agreed LOCATION: CHRISTCHURCH PRIMARY CARE NETWORK DATE: 25/7/23 VERSON: V2 CONTEXT FOR THE ROLE: Across many Primary Care Networks in England, enhanced provision for Mental Health Services to be incorporated into GP Practices is being facilitated, by funding for Mental Health Practitioner roles becoming available. Christchurch Primary Care Network (PCN) is one such PCN that has taken the initiative in developing a PCN Mental Health Team, with the first Mental Health Practitioner being in post since May 2021. Since that time, the Christchurch PCN Mental Health Team has significantly developed and is now comprised of one Team Coordinator, two qualified practitioners from Social Work/Counselling/Occupational Health backgrounds a Mental Health Triage Practitioner (employed by MIND but embedded in the Christchurch PCN Mental Health Team) and one Mental Health Social Prescriber. The current advertised position is on a short term/locum basis for an initial period of 6mths, but may be extended beyond that period.

The post holder will be employed by Highcliffe Medical Centre and work across the GP practices within the Christchurch Primary Care Network (PCN). These include, Highcliffe Medical Centre, Farmhouse Surgery, Christchurch Medical Centre and Stour. The role involves working with these GP practices and their multidisciplinary teams across the PCN, to ensure that all patients receive appropriate mental health support within Primary Care. The remit of the team is to support patients who may not be appropriate for support from Steps2Wellbeing, but who also do not meet the eligibility criteria to warrant CMHT support.

Practitioners in the team currently offer 1:1 support in the form of psychological therapies rooted in CBT, Humanistic/Psychodynamic/Integrative counselling, Occupational Therapy Approaches, Systemic Approaches. Group work is facilitated via a weekly Psycho-Educational/Process Group. Systemic input is offered to families/parts of families where appropriate. Advocacy, care coordination and general support are offered through linking with safeguarding agencies, specialist support, secondary MH care, police, housing and other providers.

To identify, monitor and manage risk/safeguarding issues from a mental health perspective and to communicate/joint work with partner agencies to address and mitigate risk/safeguarding concerns. To keep accurate, contemporaneous clinical records (either electronic or written) where necessary



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