Primary Care Mental Health Community Specialist

3 weeks ago


Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust Full time

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated individual to join our Primary Care-based Mental Health & Well-being Team.

The successful candidate will be employed by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust and will be embedded within the North Warwickshire Primary Care Network.

Main Duties

The post holder will be responsible for offering brief interventions to individuals with mental health needs, but who do not require a referral to Specialist Community Mental Health services.

  • Facilitate short-term case management, providing professional advice, joint support, and information.
  • Provide dedicated support and presence within primary care settings, building long-term relationships and improving communications with primary care colleagues and other stakeholders.
  • Enhance the skills and capacity in primary care and the Voluntary and Community Sector through training and facilitation of joint working with social prescribers.
  • Offer advice or obtain advice for primary care colleagues to plan appropriate and timely interventions.
  • Participate in proactive mental health promotion and wellbeing initiatives, such as World Suicide Prevention Day and World Mental Health Day.
  • Support smooth transitions between primary and secondary care services, as required.
  • Improve access to mental health services for service users and carers at the first point of contact, as required.
  • Participate in receiving and screening referrals that the Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner can then complete a mental health assessment and comprehensive risk and evidence-based decisions.
  • Record any assessment or assessment of risk and plan for each person seen on CWPT specified systems.
  • Link in with locality community mental health duty teams to discuss any open referrals or for advice.
  • Support or refer patients presenting in crisis, in conjunction with the GP referral process to the Mental Health Access Hub.
  • Make telephone contact with patients within 5 working days, as appropriate.
  • Agree with the patient brief interventions to be offered (maximum 4 weeks) or other support such as referral to social prescribers, IAPT, or SCMH, as appropriate.
Person Specification

The ideal candidate will have a good standard of education, including a minimum of GCSE Grade C or above in English and Maths, or equivalent.

Evidence of an active interest in further professional development is also essential.

The candidate should have knowledge and experience in mental health services, including needs and interventions required for routine referrals, and a theoretical knowledge of this.



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