Primary Care Mental Health Clinical Practitioner - South Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Park View Surgery Town Doncaster Salary £43,742 - £50,056 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2024 23:59

Primary Care Mental Health Clinical Practitioner NHS AfC: Band 7 Job overview

In Doncaster we have an exciting and rewarding opportunity to recruit a Mental Health Clinical Practitioner, preferably with a non-medical prescriber qualification into the newly formed North Primary Care Network (PCN) while been employed by RDaSH through the ARRS (Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme).

The North PCN has a population size of approximately 44k spread over 8 sites; a relatively small PCN with close working relationships across GP's, Practice managers and the ARRS staff with a robust mechanism in place for regular clinical supervision.

We are seeking a Mental Health Practitioner who can make a difference to patient care by providing high quality interventions in our primary care integrated mental health service, an important member of the team, you will liaise with primary, secondary care and VCSE colleagues. You will be embedded as part of the PCN Multi-Disciplinary Team with access to a wide range of support and expertise across the network patch. The focus of work will generally be people whose needs can be met at in Primary Care support by a Mental Health Practitioner. If the persons needs can no longer be met within the primary care pathway, then the practitioner can facilitate onward access to other secondary care-based services, or third sector services integrated within the mental health pathway.

Whilst preferable to have Non-medical prescribing qualifications applications will be considered for those who are willing to undertake this once in post.

Main duties of the job

• Based within North PCN, Doncaster.
• Provide a lead role in supporting Primary Care Networks in triaging mental health concerns and providing specialist advice.
• Support GPs within the network to make appropriate referrals and support bridging a gap between primary care and secondary services while working in partnership across the system.
• To act as first point of contact for GPs to gain advice and support regarding people's mental health.
• Where appropriate liaise with the GP team and the PCN regarding complex situations.
• To be available to participate in primary care practice level meetings, including any meetings involving serious concern, i.e., safeguarding and risk management.
• Be effective in multi-professional team working and service transformation.
• To provide a comprehensive Primary Mental Health Nursing Service across the whole range of patients, service will be provided mainly via clinics and one-to-one interactions with service users which will include the provision of bio-psycho-social assessment and treatment delivery, including the role of Independent Non-medical Prescribing.
• In order to work at this level, the nurse must be able to practice autonomously and hold the Independent Non-medical Prescribing accreditation and be approved by the Trust to work independently or be prepared to work towards it immediately when commenced in post

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

Person specification Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Non-medical prescriber

We welcome applications from individuals who may require sponsorship [if eligible] under the skilled worker or health & care visa route.

You can make a self-assessment of potential eligibility for sponsorship using the criteria for the skilled worker visa under the UK's point's based immigration system here:

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.