Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner Band 6 | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,959 - £48,117 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Colchester, CO1 1ST |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7959748/364-A-9989 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 mental health practitioner to join the primary care network in Colchester.
The role offers the chance to be part of a forward thinking integrated PCN Mental Health team supporting adults with mental health needs within the primary care setting.
• Promote and maintain safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care.
• Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient self-harm, abuse or neglect.
• 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.
• Undertake a comprehensive initial assessment of referred patients, including those with complex needs.
• Provides clinical advice and consultation on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines and agencies
• Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager have responsibility for own caseload of patients and takes responsibility as lead professional as appropriate.
• Ensure that intervention / care plans are based on current risk assessment evidence based practice.
• Undertake risk assessments in accordance with Clinical Risk assessment and Management policy
• 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
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
· To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing
· To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their cares
· To work closely with Primary Care and Community health care colleagues within the locality regarding the mental health needs of their adult practice population
· Under the supervision of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Team Manager to be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care.
· Undertaking initial assessment and identifying patient’s holistic needs. This may be by working in collaboration with other appropriate services or by providing time-limited therapeutic interventions directly within a primary care setting or patient home.
· To carry own caseload and act as lead professional under the supervision of the Advanced nurse practitioner/Team manager.
· To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care
· To provide clinical advise, consultation and support to other care providers within primary, secondary voluntary and statutory services as required
· To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health
· To promote at all times a positive image of the Mental Health Service and PCN.
This advert closes on Monday 11 May 2026