• Job Description

  Req#: E0149-26-0060?language=en&page=1045&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Be the Mental Health Leader Patients Need Right at the Heart of Primary Care

  Were recruiting a fulltime (37.5 hours, MondayFriday) Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established, experienced, and forwardthinking team.

  If youre passionate about transforming mental health support where people live, work, and thrive, this role offers the chance to make a real impact. Youll support adults with mild to moderate mental health needs, delivering early intervention right at the heart of primary care where timely support can make the greatest difference.

  Youll work alongside GPs, Physiotherapists, Clinical Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Social Prescribers, and other allied professionals to provide joinedup, personcentred care. Together, were rethinking how mental health is managed in General Practice and wed love you to be part of that journey.

  Main duties of the job

  Role Profile

  As a Mental Health Nurse working at Enhanced Level Practice, you will play a central role in delivering the PCN's mental health offer. You will be embedded within practices, delivering early support to adults with low-to-moderate mental health needs, while maintaining strong relationships with local Community Mental Health Teams and VCSE partners.

  You will help reduce referrals to crisis or specialist services by offering proactive, preventative, and person-centred care. You will be expected to work at enhanced level: managing complexity, leading service development, and actively shaping a population-based mental health offer.

  About us

  Who We Are Founded in August 2020, Primary Care Physio has scaled rapidly and is one of the fastest-growing clinical service providers in the UK. Underpinned by our reputation for quality and sustainable care, we have already been established as England's largest national specialist ARRS clinical service provider who is purely focused on supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices to deliver high-quality and tech-enabled NHS primary care clinical solutions.

  Our services are recognised as best-in-class for our industry, recently winning the 'Best in Primary Care & Diagnostics' LaingBuisson 2023 award.

  Through our talented employed team of over nearly 400 employed First Contact Practitioners, Nurses & Advanced Practitioners, who are supported by experienced and Health Education England-trained clinical supervisors, we have been commissioned by c 200 NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to deliver an integrated and local managed clinical service. We now serve 1000+ GP practices and a patient population of over 9 million.

  We conduct over 1 million patient consultation appointments per year. You can find out more about our team here:

  https://primarycarephysio.co.uk/pages/management team

  You can read what our team have to say about us here:

  https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/certified-company/1574534

  Details

  Date posted

  04 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £52,809 to £62,682 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  E0149-26-0060

  Job locations

  Bowling Green Street Surgery

  Bowling Green Street

  Leicester

  LE1 6AS

  
  

  Community Health Centre

  Melbourne Road

  Leicester

  LE2 0GU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical Practice

  • Deliver timely, person-centred care for adults with low to moderate mental health needs referred from within the PCN - through GP triage, direct referral, or proactive outreach.
  • Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and develop shared care plans with patients.
  • Deliver brief interventions, psychoeducation, and proactive medication support (if trained).
  • Refer and signpost to IAPT, CMHTs, crisis services, and VCSE organisations as appropriate.
  • Work collaboratively with GPs, ANPs, Social Prescribers, OTs, and other team members to plan joined-up care.
  • Work autonomously with confidence to manage complexity and psychosocial need.
  • Apply holistic clinical reasoning and shared decision-making to develop meaningful care plans.
  • Apply safeguarding principles and act quickly when crises arise.
  • Actively contribute to mental health MDTs and population health discussions at PCN level.

  Evidence, Research, and Development

  • Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and mental health strategy alignment.
  • Promote public mental health, prevention, and early intervention as part of population health goals.
  • Identifying high-risk populations, promoting mental wellbeing, and tackling social determinants of mental health (e.g. loneliness, housing, debt)
  • Act as a clinical role model within the MDT, supporting professional development and reflective practice.
  • Record activity and outcomes in line with reporting requirements.

  Key skills and attributes

  • You thrive when working under pressure and remain calm and composed in a fast-paced, changing environment.
  • You communicate clearly and effectively, building strong relationships with internal teams, PCNs, and external stakeholders - both verbally and in writing.
  • You are a natural people person and team player who enjoys motivating and supporting others to deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
  • You take pride in running a tight ship, demonstrating strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and proactive planning.
  • You are tech-savvy, quickly learning new systems, policies, and programmes and using data confidently to inform decision-making and service improvements.
  • You excel at problem-solving, applying logical thinking to overcome challenges and implement effective solutions.
  • You are self-reflective and committed to continuous professional development, motivated to grow both your clinical expertise and leadership capabilities.
  • You understand and adhere to legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
  • You have proficiency with MS Office and other IT tools, including HR databases and digital collaboration platforms.

  Experience, knowledge and qualifications

  • You will be a registered Mental Health Nurse with the NMC.
  • You will be able to demonstrate proven experience supporting adults with mental health needs, ideally in a community or primary care setting.
  • You will have a deep understanding of common mental health conditions and evidence-based interventions.
  • You will have excellent communication, triage and consultation skills.
  • You will be able to work independently while contributing to a wider MDT.
  • You will have an up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework and able to demonstrate your ability to operate at enhanced level practice.
  • You will have an Independent Prescribing (V300) qualification (ESSENTIAL).
  • You will have experience working within or alongside a GP practice (desirable). This role profile is not exhaustive and you may be directed to complete other tasks as required. These duties will be always be reasonable and deemed within the expectations of your position.

  General Terms (applicable to all Primary Care Physio posts)

  • Ensure that your conduct does not fall below the standards detailed in Primary Care Physios Code of Conduct.
  • To safeguard Children and Adults and to act on any concerns to ensure that each situation is appropriately assessed and investigated.
  • Adhere to all Primary Care Physios policies and procedures.

  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

  Primary Care Physio (PCP) welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. We are happy to provide reasonable adjustments and support throughout the recruitment process. If you need assistance with your application due to a disability or long-term health condition, please contact: (primarycarefcp.talent@nhs.net).We are committed to ensuring fair access and equal opportunity for all candidates.

  This supports:

  • Equality Act 2010 (reasonable adjustments duty)
  • NHS People Promise (Belonging, Compassionate and Inclusive)
  • CQC Well-Led domain (inclusive culture, fair treatment)

  All colleagues are expected to uphold PCP values and behave in a way that promotes dignity, respect, equality, and inclusion.

  Where possible, reasonable adjustments will be considered to enable applicants to meet the requirements of the role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Clinical Practice

  • Deliver timely, person-centred care for adults with low to moderate mental health needs referred from within the PCN - through GP triage, direct referral, or proactive outreach.
  • Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and develop shared care plans with patients.
  • Deliver brief interventions, psychoeducation, and proactive medication support (if trained).
  • Refer and signpost to IAPT, CMHTs, crisis services, and VCSE organisations as appropriate.
  • Work collaboratively with GPs, ANPs, Social Prescribers, OTs, and other team members to plan joined-up care.
  • Work autonomously with confidence to manage complexity and psychosocial need.
  • Apply holistic clinical reasoning and shared decision-making to develop meaningful care plans.
  • Apply safeguarding principles and act quickly when crises arise.
  • Actively contribute to mental health MDTs and population health discussions at PCN level.

  Evidence, Research, and Development

  • Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and mental health strategy alignment.
  • Promote public mental health, prevention, and early intervention as part of population health goals.
  • Identifying high-risk populations, promoting mental wellbeing, and tackling social determinants of mental health (e.g. loneliness, housing, debt)
  • Act as a clinical role model within the MDT, supporting professional development and reflective practice.
  • Record activity and outcomes in line with reporting requirements.

  Key skills and attributes

  • You thrive when working under pressure and remain calm and composed in a fast-paced, changing environment.
  • You communicate clearly and effectively, building strong relationships with internal teams, PCNs, and external stakeholders - both verbally and in writing.
  • You are a natural people person and team player who enjoys motivating and supporting others to deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
  • You take pride in running a tight ship, demonstrating strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and proactive planning.
  • You are tech-savvy, quickly learning new systems, policies, and programmes and using data confidently to inform decision-making and service improvements.
  • You excel at problem-solving, applying logical thinking to overcome challenges and implement effective solutions.
  • You are self-reflective and committed to continuous professional development, motivated to grow both your clinical expertise and leadership capabilities.
  • You understand and adhere to legal, ethical, professional, and organisational policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
  • You have proficiency with MS Office and other IT tools, including HR databases and digital collaboration platforms.

  Experience, knowledge and qualifications

  • You will be a registered Mental Health Nurse with the NMC.
  • You will be able to demonstrate proven experience supporting adults with mental health needs, ideally in a community or primary care setting.
  • You will have a deep understanding of common mental health conditions and evidence-based interventions.
  • You will have excellent communication, triage and consultation skills.
  • You will be able to work independently while contributing to a wider MDT.
  • You will have an up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework and able to demonstrate your ability to operate at enhanced level practice.
  • You will have an Independent Prescribing (V300) qualification (ESSENTIAL).
  • You will have experience working within or alongside a GP practice (desirable). This role profile is not exhaustive and you may be directed to complete other tasks as required. These duties will be always be reasonable and deemed within the expectations of your position.

  General Terms (applicable to all Primary Care Physio posts)

  • Ensure that your conduct does not fall below the standards detailed in Primary Care Physios Code of Conduct.
  • To safeguard Children and Adults and to act on any concerns to ensure that each situation is appropriately assessed and investigated.
  • Adhere to all Primary Care Physios policies and procedures.

  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

  Primary Care Physio (PCP) welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. We are happy to provide reasonable adjustments and support throughout the recruitment process. If you need assistance with your application due to a disability or long-term health condition, please contact: (primarycarefcp.talent@nhs.net).We are committed to ensuring fair access and equal opportunity for all candidates.

  This supports:

  • Equality Act 2010 (reasonable adjustments duty)
  • NHS People Promise (Belonging, Compassionate and Inclusive)
  • CQC Well-Led domain (inclusive culture, fair treatment)

  All colleagues are expected to uphold PCP values and behave in a way that promotes dignity, respect, equality, and inclusion.

  Where possible, reasonable adjustments will be considered to enable applicants to meet the requirements of the role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • - You must be a registered Mental Health Nurse with the NMC.
  • - Independent Prescribing (V300) qualification.

  Experience

  Essential

  • - Proven experience supporting adults with mental health needs, ideally in a community or primary care setting.
  • - A deep understanding of common mental health conditions and evidence-based interventions.
  • - Excellent communication, triage and consultation skills.
  • - Ability to work independently while contributing to a wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
  • - An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating:
  • - Knowledge of the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
  • - Ability to operate at enhanced level practice.

  Desirable

  • - Experience working within or alongside a GP practice.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • - You must be a registered Mental Health Nurse with the NMC.
  • - Independent Prescribing (V300) qualification.

  Experience

  Essential

  • - Proven experience supporting adults with mental health needs, ideally in a community or primary care setting.
  • - A deep understanding of common mental health conditions and evidence-based interventions.
  • - Excellent communication, triage and consultation skills.
  • - Ability to work independently while contributing to a wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).
  • - An up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating:
  • - Knowledge of the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework.
  • - Ability to operate at enhanced level practice.

  Desirable

  • - Experience working within or alongside a GP practice.

  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

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Primary Care Physio

  Address

  Bowling Green Street Surgery

  Bowling Green Street

  Leicester

  LE1 6AS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.primarycarephysio.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Primary Care Physio

  Address

  Bowling Green Street Surgery

  Bowling Green Street

  Leicester

  LE1 6AS

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.primarycarephysio.co.uk (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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