Lead Mental Health Practitioner - Pool, United Kingdom - North Kerrier West Primary Care Network
3 weeks ago
Description
To provide clinical leadership to the PCN mental health practitioner team- To provide a lead role in supporting the PCN in triaging mental health concerns raised by 'on the day' patient requests, providing highly specialist advice and support within GP surgeries.
- To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them with highly specialised advice concerning care when appropriate and liaising with GPs and MH teams.
- To offer brief interventions as needed e.
problem solving, decision making, building resilience, building on personal strengths, risk de-escalation, medication advice and prescribing if a registered NMP.
(Training will be provided as required).- Working as a member of the primary Care MDT and taking responsibility for the development and implementation of specialist mental health training to the PCN.
- To provide a navigation role to help GPs make appropriate referrals to the relevant community and secondary care services bridging the gap between primary care services such as IAPT and secondary care, working in partnership across the system.
- To schedule regular team meetings and attend the practice MDTs as appropriate.
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