Mental Health Practitioner

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners to work in our developing Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner Team. This role will be based in the West Staffs Primary Care Network working in Stafford.

Do you have a genuine interest in working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties within the primary care setting?
- Do you work well with individuals on a 1-1 basis and in group situations?
- Are you forward thinking, and highly organised?
- Have you got excellent communication skills and work well within a multi-professional and multiagency setting?
- Check out the videos below showcasing why you should grow your career here at MPFT*

Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube

Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
- Assessing people’s mental health needs within a primary care setting.
- The delivery of brief, short term, and low intensity psychological interventions for people with common mental health disorders.
- Mental Health promotion involving the development of effective relationships between primary care and local communities and other services in the voluntary and statutory sector.
- Provision of support and advice to GPs and other primary care providers.
- Bridging the gap between primary care and other provider services to ensure fast and effective response times for those accessing services.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information. Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role. We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

The post holder will work with one or more primary care networks in the South Staffordshire area to provide assessment and brief intervention treatment for individuals presenting with mental health needs.

Carry out mental health assessments following agreed practice guidelines as part of a primary care network team.

The Mental Health Practitioner will undertake the development, implementation and review of care planning and risk management. Delivering a high quality clinical service to Service Users, their Families and Carers in primary care.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects the core values of the organisation and the principles of Recovery.

**Main Duties**:
1. To take responsibility for providing holistic assessment, care and treatment to clients referred to the Primary Mental Health Service.
2. Foster robust working relationships with all partners in particular GP’s, Practice Nurses, other primary care Staff and third sector services.
3. Provision of support and advice to GPs and other primary care providers (such as practice nurses) to enable them to safely manage and care for people with mental health problems.
4. Contribute to the continuing improvement and development of Primary Mental Health Services.

Significantly more investment in Voluntary, Non-statutory services is being made as part of our transformation work, to help support you in helping your patients access the services they need.

To drive this programme forward we need qualified mental health professionals who have the passion, enthusiasm, and skills to be part of this exciting, new way of providing community mental healthcare.