Mental Health Nurse

The Primary Care Gambling Service (PCGS) is seeking atrained Mental Health Nurse with some experience supporting patients affected by gambling harm or addiction. Gambling harm can affect anyone, not only the person who gambles, but also their families, friends, and wider communities. It can impact mental health, relationships, finances, and overall well-being. Services like the Primary Care Gambling Service (PCGS) support individuals experiencing gambling-related difficulties and those affected by someone elses gambling, helping them access early intervention and specialist care.,

• Provide evidence based mental health and addiction interventions for patients who suffer from gambling harm
• Case manages a group of patients who may or may not be in active treatment elsewhere.
• Internal and external oversight of non-clinical care coordinators
• Prepare reports for external agencies (including the regulators).
• Effectively manage risk and share concerns with the wider team, and report back to a lead clinician as necessary.
• See patients in active addiction and support them towards a gambling free lifestyle.
• Contribute towards wider PCGS activities and projects as requested.
• Work with the medical and clinical directors in the stop gambling service.
• You will be required to provide appropriate clinicians with summary information on a regular basis for team meetings/ report writing/ and occupational liaison, and to provide these yourself where you are the lead clinician. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team which includes primary care GPs, operational lead, psychiatrists and therapists.
• You may be required to work a mixture of social and unsocial hours, including evening sessions and Saturday clinics, as well as potentially working across several different sites., The successful candidate will work closely with external agencies, the voluntary sector, and peer support networks, and contribute to the weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
  
  PCGS is an established national service with potential for further expansion. This is an exciting opportunity to develop expertise in the field of gambling harm. The service aims to bridge NHS primary care and specialist services, enabling GPs and trained healthcare professionals to refer patients directly for support with problem gambling.