Mental Health Practitioner – Coastal Primary Care Network: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

We are recruiting a Primary Care Based Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join our established Lead Mental Health Practitioner working across GP practices within Coastal PCN in West Norfolk.

This is a jointly funded role through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), supporting NSFT and Primary Care to deliver Place-Based Care. The post enables people to access timely mental health support in the familiar surroundings of their GP practice, helping ensure they receive the right support at the right time.

You will be embedded within GP practices and work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team, delivering non-urgent mental health assessment and brief interventions for patients 16+ experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.

Main duties of the job

Expectations of the role:

  • Provide assessments, brief interventions and short-term support for people aged 16+
  • Support individuals with presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma-related distress, bipolar disorder, psychosis and other mental health needs
  • Deliver psychoeducation, problem-solving approaches, safety planning and self-management strategies
  • Work collaboratively with GP practice staff and local services to ensure people are directed to the most appropriate support
  • Promote recovery, wellbeing and prevention of deterioration within local communities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration.
  • Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC Registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP Social Worker Registrants)
  • Ongoing Professional Development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice
  • Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs.
  • Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions.
  • Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme

Desirable

  • Experience in delivering group-based interventions.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

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