Primary Care Mental Health Nurse

4 months ago


Stourbridge, United Kingdom Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The post holder will be part of a dynamic team of clinicians whose responsibility it is to develop and improve services for people over 18 years with common mental health problems in primary care. The role includes working across designated GP practices within the primary care networks, attending weekly integrated care team meetings.

The post holder will provide effective consultation and liaison across the primary and secondary care sectors, whilst facilitating and improving access to appropriate services. The role is to provide mental health screening assessments, risk assessment, medication monitoring, telephone triage, sign posting, referral to other services and brief intervention for people experiencing common mental health problems,

The post holder will also provide support, education and problem-solving advice to other members of the local primary care teams particularly in the areas of assessment and management of mental health problems, working across different geographical settings and undertake home visits.

Previous applicants and agencies need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake specific managerial, administrative, preceptor and clinical supervisor roles as required by the post. To ensure up to date, accurate clinical notes and activity recording relevant to the role and participate in audit and any appropriate approved research.

In response to current local policy and national strategy for mental health, active involvement in developing services to meet the mental health needs of users and carers in primary care, ensuring they are equitable, non-stigmatising and responsive to local need and available to people aged 18 and over experiencing a common mental health problem. To maintain and improve knowledge and skills based on best practice particularly specialist knowledge and skills in mental health issues in primary care. To act as role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff and students from the multi-disciplinary team.

About us

You will be joining the Trust at an exciting time as we embark on our Adult community journey to deliver on community transformation, to ensure our service users are at the centre of this process, in truly co-produced services. This post offers you an opportunity to extend your knowledge, skills and development within this rewarding role at a time of transformation of community mental health services

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide triage and assessments of mental health needs using sound knowledge base and evidence-based outcome measures in all areas of mental health including risk assessment and risk management To work in partnership with service users to identify effective strategies to promote understanding and management of presenting mental health problems Provide information, advice, education, health promotion and liaison for referrers, service users and carers, colleagues, and the wider community about all aspects of mental health and the options, choices, and opportunities available to them Critically analyse service user information, formulate individual plans of care, using evidence based brief interventions. To signpost and support referral of service users to a range of services, as appropriate including primary, secondary and voluntary agencies and to follow up where required To participate in the development and delivery of primary care based therapeutic and support groups in response to local need To attend and activity participate in the multidisciplinary integrated care team meetings weekly in surgeries across the borough To actively participate in appropriate managerial, clinical and caseload supervision for self in accordance with Trust policy in order to support all clinical work undertaken Where identified through assessment, facilitate the stepped care model/clinical pathways for clients experiencing enduring mental health problems

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

oEntry on a Register held by Nursing Midwifery Council (Sub Part 1 RN3, Registered Nurse Mental Health) oEvidence of current continued professional development oWillingness to undertake non-medical prescribing oPost registration experience of working autonomously in community mental health services oExperience of working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary/ multiagency team oExperience of managing and organising own workload oSkills in assessing and formulating individual intervention plans and outcome measures for adults with mental health problems oRisk assessment / risk management skills oKnowledge of latest evidence based practice and NICE guidance for supporting individuals with Mental Health needs oKnowledge of the principles of clinical governance / safeguarding and its application oExcellent communication skills oral and written oCar Driver

Desirable

oTraining relevant to the role - teaching and assessing, clinical supervision, motivational interviewing, solution focused working oSupporting staff in the day-to-day provision of clinical services oExperience of management or leadership oExperience of delivering new and innovative practice in a clinical setting oMentorship of student nurses

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