Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO4 5HG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9364-25-0787 |
Summary
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 behaviours that challenge at initial assessment, or as a result of unexpected changes during program of therapy Undertake a comprehensive triage 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 intervention Support patients and their families / carers in the community, providing advice and liaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages 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 Undertake risk assessments in accordance with Clinical Risk assessment and Management policy, devising and implementing actions and intervention plans which take the risk formulation into account Where applicable, monitor patients mental health medication, identifying concordance/non-concordance, effectiveness and side effects, liaising with the prescriber as necessary Provide health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation, where necessary seeking advice and guidance from other relevant professionals Demonstrate safe breakaway techniques in the management of violence and aggression as required