Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Job Summary

This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 years to meet the needs of the service.

The Mental Health Practitioner will be based within the GP practices across the Taff Ely area, offering both face to face and telephone appointments.

Each consultation is a 30 minute slot, unless otherwise required, consisting of a 20 minute consultation with the Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) and then 10 minutes to summarise the appointments and make onward referrals/discussions. Follow up appointments can be arranged if required.

Each MHP is highly skilled, with significant knowledge and experience within mental health services across Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board (CTM). Each MHP has a degree in mental health nursing or equivalent and are employed by CTM health board. Each Practitioner within the team are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) Council or equivalent.

Each MHP can offer advice/knowledge regarding mental health issues and mental health services within CTM to all professionals within the GP practice.

We would welcome an application from you if you:-

  • Have a genuine interest in working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties within the primary care setting?
  • Have a flexible working approach with variety of mental health needs?
  • Are you forward thinking, and highly organised?

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be required to provide services to a number of GP practices within Taff Elyo The post-holder will provide high quality care and advice to patients with mental health problems as well as take decisions to signpost individuals onto appropriate community service support.

  • The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a community setting to support GP’s and other practice staff.
  • The post holder will liaise closely with Third sector organisation, Local Primary Mental Health Support Services (LPMHSS) and Secondary Care Mental Health Services including crisis teams and to ensure seamless and purposeful pathways of care.
  • There will be an expectation to produce evidence that can be used to inform future service design and commissioning of services. This will include using outcome measures, and promoting the highest possible utilisation of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. Secondments will be agreed in line with the all Wales secondment policy, which includes allowing NHS Wales staff to apply for secondments in other NHS organisations outside of Cwm Taf.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional registration – RMN
  • Degree in mental health related subject or experience gained in the workplace. Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Evidence of post- registration continuing professional development activity, including attendance of appropriate study days, short courses

Desirable

  • Psychotherapy skills including Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, CBT

Experience

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate significant post registration experience of working with patients within a Community Mental Health setting and of the assessment of people presenting with mental health problems
  • Assessment & management of clinical risk
  • Managing own caseload
  • Evidence of experience in practice within the area of speciality

Desirable

  • Working in a primary care setting
  • Experience of working within a multi-agency community setting

Skills

Essential

  • Clinically competent. Ability to assess and interpret patients condition and take appropriate action
  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, both written & verbal.
  • Organisational and time management skills.
  • Ability to work independently & as part of a team.

Desirable

  • Clinical supervision skills
  • Teaching skills

Special Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of mental health issues & public health agenda
  • Mental Health and Social Care legislation.
  • An understanding of resource implications of clinical decision making

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 25 February 2025

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