• Job Description

  Req#: C9325-23-0549?language=en&page=1852&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a new Mental Health Practitioner in Weybridge and Hersham PCN through Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS).

  We are seeking to find Mental Health Practitioners who can come and make a difference. Providing high quality interventions in our new primary care integrated mental health service, you will be an important member of our primary care team in the Primary Care Network (PCN - which is a partnership of a few GP Practices).

  The introduction of these roles is part of a wider transformation and expansion of community-based mental health services set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. The practitioner can access and draw down on secondary mental health services and help provide a bridge between primary care and secondary mental health providers.

  The current Vacancy is a Full-Time (37.5 Hrs, 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri, working from the GP Practice/s), Permanent role at Band 6 in Weybridge and Hersham PCN.

  The post-holder in this Vacancy will be required to work from 4 GP Surgeries (listed below) within this PCN while a single GP Surgery address is given on the advert as an example.

  1. Church Street Practice, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DW
  2. Fort House Surgery, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey KT12 1UX
  3. Hersham Surgery, Walton-On-Thames, Surrey KT12 4HT
  4. Rowan Tree Practice, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8DW

  Main duties of the job

  • The practitioner will be embedded as part of the Primary Care Network Multi-Disciplinary Team. Working alongside the other roles, they will also be part of the community mental health Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with ready access to a wide range of support and expertise across both MDTs. It is envisaged that the focus of a practitioners work will generally be people whose needs cannot be met by IAPT services but who may not need ongoing care from secondary care community mental health services. The practitioner can facilitate onward access to other secondary care-based services, or third sector services integrated within the mental health pathway.
  • Successful candidates must be experienced mental health practitioners and have experience of working in a Primary Care and/or Community Mental Health Team setting. You will be a confident communicator with colleagues and stakeholders alike. Above all you will have the ambition and drive needed to work within an environment of change and innovation.
  • As this role is based within a community setting we do require that you must be able to travel between multiple sites and trust locations within the set hours of your working day.

  Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

  About us

  Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

  We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

  Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

  Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

  For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

  Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

  Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

  We look forward to receiving your application!

  Date posted

  19 September 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,162 to £44,629 a year Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  325-5423438-WAA-B

  Job locations

  Hersham Surgery

  Pleasant Place, Hersham

  Walton-On-Thames

  KT12 4HT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  My job makes better lives bybeing a proactive member of a new team responsible for the development of a transformational approach to integrating primary and community mental health care.

  Job Overview

  Surrey Heartlands is an early implementer site for community mental health transformation. The adoption of ARRS Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) is an exciting and new development that will build on and complement the progress of new models made to date (i.e. GP integrated mental health services - GPimhs) and represents an expansion and opportunity for better joint working across primary care and adult secondary care mental health systems.

  Suitable for someone who is proactive and passionate about innovation and providing a high-quality holistic approach to the care of people who have been identified as in need of mental health support in a primary care setting.

  Key Responsibilities

  • To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them when appropriate and liaising with GPs and the GPimhs team.
  • To act as the first point of contact for GPs, to offer advice, support and sign-posting to appropriate agencies.
  • To receive and communicate sensitive information to clients in situations which may be highly emotive, and where barriers to acceptance and understanding may need to be overcome, requiring developed communication and empathic skills.
  • To carry, manage and be responsible for own workload and the quality of care they deliver within the clinical area that he or she is responsible for, liaising regularly with GPs, practice staff GPimhs/MHICs team and other relevant organisations, and undertake administrative tasks related to caseload where necessary.
  • To maintain and update patient records on the computer in accordance with practice policies and professional guidelines e.g. NICE and other evidence-based guidelines.
  • To liaise with appropriate resources when necessary (e.g. Welfare Rights, Housing Agencies, Voluntary Agencies, Day Services etc.).
  • To ensure effective lines of communication are maintained with GPimhs to promote good working practices and ensure that service user information is passed on appropriately to other services where required.
  • To participate in professional meetings as necessary where there is notification of serious concern i.e. Safeguarding and risk management concerns or in multi-disciplinary reviews.

  Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving license and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  My job makes better lives bybeing a proactive member of a new team responsible for the development of a transformational approach to integrating primary and community mental health care.

  Job Overview

  Surrey Heartlands is an early implementer site for community mental health transformation. The adoption of ARRS Mental Health Practitioners (MHP) is an exciting and new development that will build on and complement the progress of new models made to date (i.e. GP integrated mental health services - GPimhs) and represents an expansion and opportunity for better joint working across primary care and adult secondary care mental health systems.

  Suitable for someone who is proactive and passionate about innovation and providing a high-quality holistic approach to the care of people who have been identified as in need of mental health support in a primary care setting.

  Key Responsibilities

  • To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them when appropriate and liaising with GPs and the GPimhs team.
  • To act as the first point of contact for GPs, to offer advice, support and sign-posting to appropriate agencies.
  • To receive and communicate sensitive information to clients in situations which may be highly emotive, and where barriers to acceptance and understanding may need to be overcome, requiring developed communication and empathic skills.
  • To carry, manage and be responsible for own workload and the quality of care they deliver within the clinical area that he or she is responsible for, liaising regularly with GPs, practice staff GPimhs/MHICs team and other relevant organisations, and undertake administrative tasks related to caseload where necessary.
  • To maintain and update patient records on the computer in accordance with practice policies and professional guidelines e.g. NICE and other evidence-based guidelines.
  • To liaise with appropriate resources when necessary (e.g. Welfare Rights, Housing Agencies, Voluntary Agencies, Day Services etc.).
  • To ensure effective lines of communication are maintained with GPimhs to promote good working practices and ensure that service user information is passed on appropriately to other services where required.
  • To participate in professional meetings as necessary where there is notification of serious concern i.e. Safeguarding and risk management concerns or in multi-disciplinary reviews.

  Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, the post holder must possess a valid driving license and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualification in Mental Health Nursing, or Occupational Therapy or Social Work at Degree level or equivalent
  • NMC Registration as RMN or HCPC as Occupational Therapy; Social Work

  Experience

  Essential

  • Essential criteria Post registration experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
  • Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with mental health issues

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualification in Mental Health Nursing, or Occupational Therapy or Social Work at Degree level or equivalent
  • NMC Registration as RMN or HCPC as Occupational Therapy; Social Work

  Experience

  Essential

  • Essential criteria Post registration experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness
  • Demonstrable expertise in complex assessment of people with mental health issues

  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.

  UK Registration

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

  Additional information

  UK Registration

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Hersham Surgery

  Pleasant Place, Hersham

  Walton-On-Thames

  KT12 4HT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Hersham Surgery

  Pleasant Place, Hersham

  Walton-On-Thames

  KT12 4HT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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