Mental Health Nurse
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 2RJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3606-26-0003 |
Summary
As the Mental Health Practitioner will work as an autonomous practitioner and be responsible for the provision of assessments, interventions, and education. They will have responsibility for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of mental health conditions and be expected to collaborate with other healthcare professionals both internal to and external from the organisation. To work as part of the practice team to provide specialist mental health assessment, guidance and evidence-based interventions to patients via telephone or face to face consultations. Main Duties Offer ongoing follow up appointments to patients if deemed appropriate. Carry out necessary risk assessments and refer patients where needed to secondary care services. Signpost patients to available resources or activities. Recommend psychological services and signpost accordingly to those patients who would benefit from such an approach. Carry out annual mental health reviews. Seek guidance from peers when needed and to discuss medication queries with an appropriate clinician. Co-operate and participate as required in any research projects within the practice. Continue to develop and expand upon own personal clinical expertise. Participate in training and development opportunities that accompany the role. Abide by the professional standards of practice as set out by the NMC. Ensure safe practice at all times through the recognition and appreciation of clinical governance. Support developing the role of a Mental Health Nurse and increase awareness of the role across Swindon GP practice. Maintain effective liaison with other agencies and staff concerned with patient care and with all other disciplines within the practice, with appropriate regard to confidentiality. Maintain continued education by attendance at courses and study days as deemed useful or necessary for professional development. Assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually) Reporting potential risks identified