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Primary Care mental Health Practitioner
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 June 2024 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 5EP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9444-24-0618 |
Summary
Ensure service users are more quickly supported to the right service utilising the PCN social prescribers or equivalent. Provide dedicated support and presence within primary care settings Build long-term relationships and improve communications with primary care colleagues and other stakeholders Enhance the skills and capacity in primary care and VCS through training and facilitation of joint working with the social prescribers. To offer advice or obtain advice for primary care colleagues to plan appropriate and timely intervention. To participate in pro-active mental health promotion and wellbeing initiatives (World Suicide prevention day / world mental health day) Support smooth transition between primary and secondary care services if required. Improve access to mental health services for service users and carers at the first point of contact as required. Participate in receiving and screening referrals that the Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner can then complete a Mental health assessment and complete comprehensive risk and evidenced based decisions. To record any assessment / assessment of risk and plan for each person they see on CWPT specified systems To link in with locality community mental health duty teams to discuss any open referrals or for advice. For patients presenting in crisis, the post holder may be required to support / or in conjunction with the GP referral process to Mental Health Access Hub.