Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner role promotes and provides early assessment, treatment and improved access, providing evidence-based interventions for people with mental health needs. The role will help people to focus on achievable goals, access local community resources and promote self-management.

• Those with mental health needs that exceed the access criteria for Talking Therapies and do not meet the access criteria for specialist mental health care
• People with serious or significant mental illness (SMI) who are in recovery and relatively stable in specialist mental health services who could be stepped-down to be cared for within the neighbourhood service
• People with SMI who are eligible for an annual health check and medication review and improved access to physical health interventions, The post holder will:
• Be a key player within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team's MDT
• Provide mental health triage, assessment, formulation and clinical interventions based on NICE guidance within the locality
• Ensure seamless access to the most appropriate care pathway and onward access to mental health services
• Directly support GPs and team colleagues with the management of more complex mentalhealth presentations and linking with specialist mental health services where clinically appropriate
• Assessing clinical risk and providing short term interventions, linking in to mental health support networks and promote self-management
• Provide a link role between neighbourhood primary care services and specialist mental health services for complex cases and issues
• Identify training and education needs for the neighbourhood team in relation to mental health practice, and support the development of mental health training as required
  
  If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff. 2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance 3. Access to Continued Professional Development 4. Involvement in improvement and research activities 5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service 6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel 7. Access to Blue Light discount scheme If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values