Experienced Mental Health Practitioner (MHP)

Job Description – Mental Health Practitioner

Contract type Self Employed (Contractor) Schedule Monday to Friday – Day shift Work Location This Post holder will require to cover various sites in Kingsbury,Neasden area

Sites are as below :

• 1. Brampton Helath Centre
• 2. Kings Edge Medical Centre
• 3. Kingsbury Helath and Wellbeing
• 4. Neasden Medical Centre
• 5. Uxendon Crescent Surgery
• 6. The Fryent Way Surgery
• 7. Jai Medical Centre

Working Hours Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary £20– £25/hr (dependent on experience)

Job Summary

The Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) will work as part of a Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality mental health support within primary care settings. The post holder will assess, support, and manage patients presenting with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, providing evidence-based interventions, brief therapeutic input, and appropriate onward referral to specialist services where required.The role is designed to support GP practices by improving access to timely mental health care and reducing pressure on secondary care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic mental health assessments within a primary care setting using evidence-based frameworks
• Provide brief interventions for mild to moderate mental health conditions (e.g. anxiety, depression, stress-related disorders)
• Develop, implement, and review person-centred care plans in collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary team
• Deliver low-intensity psychological interventions, psychoeducation, and guided self-help approaches
• Undertake risk assessment and management, escalating appropriately to senior clinicians when required
• Signpost and refer patients to Talking Therapies (IAPT), secondary care, or other services as appropriate
• Support GP practices in managing mental health caseloads within primary-care
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in line with professional and organisational standards
• Participate in MDT meetings, case discussions, and service development activities
• Work collaboratively with GPs, social prescribers, and other ARRS roles

Job Description – Mental Health Practitioner within the PCN

• Promote recovery-focused, patient-centred care in line with NHS policies and guidance

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with valid NMC registration OR equivalent qualified mental health professional (e.g. OT, PWP, social worker)
• Minimum 2 years post-registration experience in mental health services
• Experience working with mild to moderate mental health conditions or community mental health settings
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of mental health legislation, safeguarding, and risk assessment
• Ability to work independently within a primary care environment

Desirable Qualification

• Experience working in Primary Care / GP Surgery / PCN setting
• Experience in Talking Therapies (IAPT) or brief psychological interventions
• MAPA / PMVA training
• Experience in CAMHS, addictions, eating disorders, or older adult mental health
• Experience using clinical systems such as EMIS
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)

Confidentiality

• While seeking treatment, patients entrust providers with, or allow the providers to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so confidently and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, Post Holder must maintain the confidentiality of information about patients and ensure confidential information is handled and kept safe and secure, following all information governance rules and regulations.
• This work is of a confidential nature and information gained must not be communicated to other people except in the recognised course of duty. Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information will result in disciplinary action and may lead to Post Holder’s dismissal.

Equal Opportunities

• It is the aim of K&W Healthcare Limited to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, marital status, race, colour, creed, religion, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end K&W Healthcare has an equal opportunities policy, and it is for each employee to contribute to its success

Equality and Diversity

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights and interpreting them in a way that is consistent with the company’s procedures and policies and current legislation.
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients and colleagues.
• Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to the individual and to be nonjudgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Health and Safety

Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) to ensure that the agreed procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. The Post Holder will assist in the promotion and maintenance of their own and others’ health, safety and security as defined in the company’s Health and Safety Policy, which will include:

• Promote the health safety and security of yourself and others you work with, including patients and their carers.
• Using personal security systems within the workplace according to the company’s guidelines.
• Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages these risks.
• Making effective use of training to update skills and knowledge.
• Using appropriate infection-control procedures and maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way ensuring that they are free from hazards.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, policies and procedures both in the workplace and on home visits.
• Reporting any potential risks as they are identified.

No Smoking Policy

The company has a strict No Smoking Policy as part of its responsibility for the provision of health. The Post Holder will be required to work within the framework of this policy. Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the company buildings or at any location where services are provided.

Quality

• Work within the limits of their own competence and areas of accountability.
• Seek help and advice where needed.
• Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk.
• Assess your own performance and take accountability for your own actions, either directly or under supervision.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the team’s performance.

Mandatory / Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) qualification with avalid NMC PIN.
• Minimum of 2-years post-registration experience in a mental health setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of current mental health legislation and bestpractices

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