Mental Health Practitioner - Primary CareGP Practice

Help shape the future of community mental health care in Cornwall.

North Kerrier West Primary Care Network is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our growing Mental Health & Wellbeing Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and innovative PCN that has invested significantly in developing new ways of supporting people with mental health needs within primary care. Working alongside GPs, fellow Mental Health Practitioners, Social Prescribers, Community Health & Wellbeing Workers and wider system partners, you will play a key role in delivering personalised, proactive and preventative care for our local population.

We are entering an ambitious new phase of development, building on an established multidisciplinary approach and helping to shape a broader neighbourhood mental health and wellbeing model. This role offers the opportunity not only to provide expert clinical care, but also to contribute to service development, innovation and reducing health inequalities across our communities.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about mental health, comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively, and motivated by the opportunity to help design and deliver services that genuinely make a difference.

In return, we offer a supportive team environment, opportunities for professional development, support towards non-medical prescribing where appropriate, and the chance to be part of a service that is actively shaping the future of integrated mental health care.

Salary: Depending on experience (in region of AFC Band 6)

Hours:  Full time hours available but will consider part time hours for the right candidate.

Please call Dawn Jonathan on 01209 708863 for an informal chat about the role.

To apply please visit NHS Jobs at the link below https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A4893-26-0002?keyword=Mental%20Health%20practitioner&location=Redruth&country=GB-ENG&searchFormType=filters&skipPhraseSuggester=true&distance=5&language=en

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will work as an embedded member of our multidisciplinary primary care team, supporting patients with a wide range of mental health needs from early intervention through to complex and enduring conditions.

You will:

• Assess, triage and manage patients presenting with mental health concerns within primary care.
• Provide evidence-based interventions, ongoing reviews and care planning for individuals with complex and severe mental illness.
• Work closely with GPs, Social Prescribers, Community Health & Wellbeing Workers and secondary care colleagues to deliver joined-up, person-centred care.
• Support proactive management of patients at risk of deterioration, crisis or health inequalities.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and collaborative decision-making across organisational boundaries.
• Help shape and improve innovative mental health pathways and models of care.
• Promote prevention, self-management and recovery-focused approaches.
• Contribute to teaching, learning and service development activities within the PCN.

This is an ideal opportunity for a practitioner who enjoys working beyond traditional service boundaries and wants to influence how community mental health services develop in the future.

About Us

North Kerrier West Primary Care Network serves approximately 40,000 patients across Camborne, Pool, Redruth and the surrounding communities through our member practices, Carn to Coast Health Centres and Godolphin Health.

We are proud of our reputation for innovation and collaboration. We have been early adopters of digital and AI-supported approaches within primary care and continue to explore new ways of improving both patient and staff experience.

Over recent years we have developed a successful Mental Health & Wellbeing Team, bringing together Mental Health Practitioners, Social Prescribers and wider partners to provide more accessible and coordinated support for local people. We are now building on this success through the development of ambitious neighbourhood-based mental health and wellbeing initiatives focused on prevention, integration, personalised care and reducing health inequalities.

You will join an established and supportive team with dedicated GP leadership, strong multidisciplinary relationships and a commitment to continuous learning and development. Whether your passion lies in clinical practice, leadership, service improvement or innovation, you'll have opportunities to help shape the future direction of mental health care within our community.

Person specification

Skills & Abilities

· Essential criteria

· Excellent communication skills, ability to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions.

· Ability to adapt communication style appropriately and dependant on situation.

· Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills

· Develop own skills and knowledge and provide information to others to help their development

Desirable criteria

· Understands and demonstrates the characteristics of a role model to members in the team and/or service

· Establish and maintain communication with individuals, families, carers and groups about difficult or complex matters overcoming any differences in communication

 

Qualifications

Essential criteria

· Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role

· Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

· Non-medical Prescriber

· Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

 

Experience

Essential criteria

· Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group

· Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group

· Experience of managing a caseload

· Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems

· Experience of working consultatively with professionals

· Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

· Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies

· Understanding of clinical governance

Desirable criteria

· Previous experience of working in the community

· Contribute to the implementation of services.

· Lived experience of mental health issues