Mental Health Triage Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Bournemouth, United Kingdom Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The purpose is to offer an enhanced triage assessment to determine the next steps for the patient and provide facilitated access to the relevant service.

You will work as an integral part of the PCN Mental Health team alongside the Mental Health Practitioners and MH lead GPs and develop close working relationships with Reception teams, GP’s and other staff within the PCN, and be a valued member of the primary care team.

The aim of the role is to reduce waiting times for first contact to the patient, to reduce inappropriate referrals and to reduce pressures on GPs. You will accurately and efficiently manage all administrative processes in a timely manner, using PCN systems.

This is a full-time post, 37.5 hours per week, part-time hours considered with a minimum of 18.5 hours.

Support people in primary care settings, working in a collaborative and multi-agency way to meet the needs of people with a range of mental health needs.

Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, both internal to, and external from, the PCN.

Offer mental health care for people presenting to their practices with a range of mild to moderate mental health needs.

Act as a ‘first contact mental health worker’, undertaking triage assessments, and review for local people using pre-assessment questionnaires.

Offer networking expertise and navigation to a range of specialist mental health support across the community system to ensure that, once assessed, each person receives the best possible care in the right place at the right time by the right supporting service (Access Wellbeing, Help and Care, Steps2wellbeing, Dorset Mind services, Counselling, GP, etc).

Ensure that patients have good quality information and are signposted to interventions and appropriate clinicians/organisations to support them in their health and wellbeing and motivate them to attend

Educating people about symptoms - what they are, what to expect and how to spot them. We also help people about what they can do when they experience symptoms or know someone who does.

Promoting the ethos of recovery from mental ill health by educating people about recovery

Promote the concepts of social inclusion, early intervention and recovery and ensure this underpins the direction of well-being activities.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.



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