Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of this model for a registered nurse with a keen interest in providing outstanding support within mental health community settings. This new role builds upon the success of other Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme posts (ARRS) in physical health to create mental health specific roles that work alongside our GPs and other Primary Care colleagues, while receiving clinical support from our multidisciplinary mental health teams in West London Trust.

The role will offer mental health assessments and brief interventions to referred patients and will also work to support the development of mental health expertise within a defined group of GP practices aligned to a specific PCN. As one of our MHARRS practitioners you will be employed on a permanent NHS contract and will be hosted within a defined PCN. You will work alongside GPs, practice nurses, social prescribers and other primary care based professionals to help deliver an integrated and holistic approach to care. Throughout your employment you will receive regular supervision from a Senior clinician within MINT and will work within an agreed scope of practice, which may develop as the role evolves.

Responsibilities:

• Review and support the practice lists of SMI including completion of annual reviews with the GPs.
• Where appropriate, proactively in conjunction with GPs identify and clarify where people would benefit from mental health input (e.g. IAT or other services such as MINT).
• Facilitate people with long‑term mental health conditions to access mental health services and transfers of care back to their GP from WLT MINT.
• Screen, triage and deliver short‑term interventions based on clients' needs and enable access to therapeutic activities working closely with voluntary, community and third sector organisations.
• Provide an enhanced level of support to PC clinicians through advice and training to improve skills and capacity in responding to the needs of people with mental health conditions discharged back to them.

About West London NHS Trust: West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from the South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500 million. The Trust is rated as Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, while our forensic services are rated as Outstanding. We are an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board and lead the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.