Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our team in Primary Care. As a key member of our General Practice team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality mental health services to our patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of our primary care mental health service model, working closely with colleagues in specialist community mental health services.
  • Provide mental health assessments and interventions in Primary Care, working with patients and their families to address issues such as housing, debt, carer fatigue, and addictions.
  • Work closely with social prescribers and recovery navigators to support adults with mental health needs, whose difficulties are best understood within a biopsychosocial model.
  • Facilitate seamless transitions between teams and services, ensuring that patients receive the right level of care and support.
  • Connect people to appropriate community and voluntary sector support, working alongside Social Prescribers.
  • Provide targeted formal and informal learning opportunities for all staff within the primary care teams to develop their knowledge and capabilities within the mental health component of holistic care.
Requirements
  • Professional qualification in mental health equivalent to Registered RMN, Registered Social worker or Registered Therapist.
  • Current registration with a professional body and commitment to CPD.
  • Significant skills and experience in educating and training the mainstream workforce, particularly non-specialist mental health workers.
  • Demonstrates substantial experience of assessing risk and developing risk management strategies.
About Us

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.



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