Integrated Mental Health Practitioner – Primary Care

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Integrated Mental Health Practitioner – Primary Care

Band 6

Main area Band 6 PCN Practitioner Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 364-B-529

Site Reunion House Town Clacton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk.

We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.

You’ll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive.

The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award.

We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3.500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years.

We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust.

We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.

Join us and you’ll do the best work of your life – and make a difference to other people’s lives. What we do together, matters.

Job overview

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated mental health professional to join our Primary Care Network (PCN) Mental Health Team. Working closely with GP practices, primary care colleagues, community services and partner organisations, you will support adults experiencing mental ill health to improve their wellbeing, recovery and quality of life.

The successful candidate will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, identify individuals' holistic needs and provide time-limited therapeutic interventions within primary care settings. You will manage your own caseload, act as lead professional for allocated patients, and work under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The role also involves providing clinical advice and consultation to colleagues across health, social care, voluntary and statutory services, while promoting social inclusion, community engagement and positive outcomes for service users.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people's lives while working within a supportive, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality mental health care.

Main duties of the job

• To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing
• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their cares
• To work closely with Primary Care and Community health care colleagues within the locality regarding the mental health needs of their adult practice population
• Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager to be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care
• Undertaking initial assessment and identifying patient’s holistic needs. This may be by working in collaboration with other appropriate services or by providing time-limited therapeutic interventions directly within a primary care setting or patient home
• To carry own caseload and act as lead professional under the supervision of the Advanced nurse practitioner/Team manager
• To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care
• To provide clinical advise, consultation and support to other care providers within primary, secondary voluntary and statutory services as required
• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health
• To promote at all times a positive image of the Mental Health Service and PCN

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Promote and maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognizing and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs
• Act, wherever applicable, in accordance with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and associated policies and procedures
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient self-harm, abuse or neglect, including poor clinical practice reporting all such concerns and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient. Responsible for identifying and reporting concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk
• Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice at all times. Patients have a range of mental health conditions of mild to moderate severity (including issues relating to child abuse), they may have difficult family situations and may demonstrate behaviors that challenge at initial assessment, or as a result of unexpected changes during program of therapy
• Undertake a comprehensive initial assessment of referred patients, including those with complex needs and use clinical judgement and analysis to sign post to appropriate services, or to retain within the primary care mental health service for time-limited therapy
• Support patients and their families / carers in the community, providing advice and liaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages
• Provides clinical advice and consultation on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines and agencies
• Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager have responsibility for own caseload of patients and takes responsibility as lead professional as appropriate. Develop, implement and evaluate intervention / care plans as part of the multi-disciplinary team, statutory and non-statutory agencies and with the involvement of the patient and where appropriate, their carer or family
• Ensure that intervention / care plans are based on current risk assessment evidence based practice, critical thinking and whole system support requirements that take account of relevant physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, generic and environmental factors

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in mental health or equivalent.
• Evidence of specialist study / qualifications

Work Experience & Attainments

• Varied clinical experience in a range of Mental Health Services (or other relevant health/social care settings)
• Responding and resolving complaints at local level

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email epunft.recruitment.adverts@nhs.net and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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