Primary Care Network Mh Practitioner/assistant - London, United Kingdom - South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

The role requires a range of clinical, liaison and administrative skills.

The post holder will provide supervised, direct clinical contact, attend weekly meetings and frequently, liaise with professionals and/or services integrated within the mental health pathway within Wandsworth (including GPs and other clinicians situated within the PCN, IAPT and secondary mental health services, other community/third sector resources etc.).

The day-to-day responsibilities for the post holder will include completing assessments and collaboratively developing person-centred plans.

At times, this will involve offering follow-up sessions to provide brief psychologically informed interventions and at other times making onward referrals.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health.

The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together.

We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world.

More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

This role will require the post holder to work in GP surgeries associated with the West Wandsworth PCN.

The task associated to the role include:
Clinical

To completed assessments and where appropriate, provide brief, psychologically informed interventions
To support patients whilst waiting for escalation of treatment into mental health services
To monitor and support patients in between their GP appointments
To provide medicine education and adherence advice and lifestyle advice for patients and their carers, presenting with mental health problems
Assist in supporting early intervention and supporting shared decisionmaking around selfmanagement
To work with patients and team members to support engagement with appropriate services and treatment which may include onward referral to secondary mental health services or signposting to other mental health services, social prescribers, voluntary services, and communitybased support groups
To support patients to transition from primary care to secondary care when more specialist or intensive support is required
To support patients to stay well within their local communities, including the reenforcement of newly learned psychology techniques
Work always to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
To develop a close relationship with Primary Care practices, attending practice meetings and having regular informal contact
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues within primary care and the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway
To use multiple clinical patient record systems

Quality improvement

To support primary care initiatives which improve the physical health outcomes of those with a longterm mental health condition and the mental health outcomes of those with a longterm physical health condition
Contribute to quality improvement initiatives as agreed by line manager

Training, Development and Education

To provide mental health specific training and shared learning for staff across the primary care network, including providing specialist advice relating to mental health
To undertake mandatory and statutory training as required by Trust policy, identifying individual training needs
To contribute and commit to undertaking an annual Development Review/appraisal.
To undertake personal development as identified in the Personal Development Plan (PDP).

GENERAL

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the postholder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager
This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the postholder
The postholder is expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities and Confidentiality of Information.
The postholder is responsible for