Pcn Senior Mental Health Practitioner

7 months ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trustis excited to advertise aSenior Mental Health Practitionerrole across the East Primary Care Network (PCN) in Oldham. The introduction of these new roles supports the wider transformation of community mental health services for adults and older adults, which seeks to bridge the gap between primary and secondary mental health services, and physical health services.

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will be employed by Pennine Care but based within the East Primary Care Network, within GP surgeries and will be accessible and responsive to GPs and patients within the Primary Care Network. The Senior Mental Health Practitioner role promotes and provides early assessment, treatment and improved access, providing evidence-based interventions for people with mental health needs. The role will help people to focus on achievable goals, access local community resources and promote self-management.
- Those with mental health needs that exceed the access criteria for Talking Therapies and do not meet the access criteria for secondary care
- People with serious or significant mental illness (SMI) who are in recovery and relatively stable in secondary care mental health services who could be cared for within primary care
- People with SMI who are eligible for an annual health check and medication review and improved access to physical health interventions

**The post holder will**:

- Provide mental health triage, assessment, formulation and clinical interventions based on NICE guidance within the locality
- Support an access function for people, ensuring swift and seamless access to the most appropriate care pathway and onward access to mental health services
- Develop and implement mental health clinics based on the needs ofthe PCN.
- Directly support GP’s with the management of more complex mentalhealth presentations and linking with secondary care mental healthservices
- Support people presenting in crisis, assessing clinical risk andproviding short term interventions, where possible, to manage the crisis, link in to mental health support networks and promote self-management
- Provide a link role between neighbourhood primary care services andsecondary care mental health services for complex cases and issues
- Identify training and education needs for PCN & neighbourhood teamsin relation to mental health practice and support the development ofmental health training as required

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
3. Access to Continued Professional Development
4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople



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