Primary Care Network Lead Mental Health Practitioner (ARRS)
| Posting date: | 09 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Crewe, CW2 5DA |
| Company: | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7266246/373-SMH2359-ARR |
Summary
A Vacancy at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust.
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply
The role of the Primary Care Network Lead Mental Health Practitioner is to facilitate mental health assessments in Primary Care within the the Crewe locality. GHR PCN is made up of Grosvenor, Hungerford and Rope Green surgeries.
The role will include providing mental health triage and assessment, risk
assessment and management, signposting, onward referral, and
evidence-based interventions for patients presenting with mental health
problems.
The role will operate within the principles of prevention and recovery and be responsible for the case management of individuals with mental health
conditions in conjunction with the Primary Care Team, liaising with GP’s
and other allied healthcare professionals to manage patients with a wide
range of presenting mental health conditions.
Alongside the PCN the role is supported within the wider Mental Health Access Team for additional managerial support and peer supervision and referral into the team for full mental health assessments.
1. Engagement, assessment, care planning and review of all patients with mental health conditions within the PCN.
2. Using and applying an in-depth knowledge of the principles applied to risk management including advanced assessment /treatment and strategies aimed at supporting the individual, family, and carers to reduce and manage risk.
3. To effectively apply the research in relation to risk management of individuals and their conditions.
4. Applying extensive knowledge of working with vulnerable individuals who engage in risk taking behaviours.
5. Reviewing medication and response to treatment (if appropriate).
6. Optimising patient engagement and conducting or facilitating other reviews where needed.
7. Preparing and reviewing care plans for patients and monitor progress.
8. Providing health promotion and advice where appropriate.
9. Making referrals and signposting patients to relevant local services.
This post is in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) and our Primary Care Networks (PCNs) These roles have been created as part of the NHS Long-Term Plan and mental health community transformation to put clinicians with mental health experience directly within primary care networks.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Monday 23 Jun 2025
**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply
The role of the Primary Care Network Lead Mental Health Practitioner is to facilitate mental health assessments in Primary Care within the the Crewe locality. GHR PCN is made up of Grosvenor, Hungerford and Rope Green surgeries.
The role will include providing mental health triage and assessment, risk
assessment and management, signposting, onward referral, and
evidence-based interventions for patients presenting with mental health
problems.
The role will operate within the principles of prevention and recovery and be responsible for the case management of individuals with mental health
conditions in conjunction with the Primary Care Team, liaising with GP’s
and other allied healthcare professionals to manage patients with a wide
range of presenting mental health conditions.
Alongside the PCN the role is supported within the wider Mental Health Access Team for additional managerial support and peer supervision and referral into the team for full mental health assessments.
1. Engagement, assessment, care planning and review of all patients with mental health conditions within the PCN.
2. Using and applying an in-depth knowledge of the principles applied to risk management including advanced assessment /treatment and strategies aimed at supporting the individual, family, and carers to reduce and manage risk.
3. To effectively apply the research in relation to risk management of individuals and their conditions.
4. Applying extensive knowledge of working with vulnerable individuals who engage in risk taking behaviours.
5. Reviewing medication and response to treatment (if appropriate).
6. Optimising patient engagement and conducting or facilitating other reviews where needed.
7. Preparing and reviewing care plans for patients and monitor progress.
8. Providing health promotion and advice where appropriate.
9. Making referrals and signposting patients to relevant local services.
This post is in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) and our Primary Care Networks (PCNs) These roles have been created as part of the NHS Long-Term Plan and mental health community transformation to put clinicians with mental health experience directly within primary care networks.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Monday 23 Jun 2025
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