Job summary
We are looking for someone to join our Mental Health Practitioner team at Brownlow Health. The successful applicants will join our two existing Mental Health practitioners, and a supporting multidisciplinary team to offer help and support to patients presenting with mental health difficulties within Primary Care. The role will manage patients from initial assessment to diagnosis and treatment, including actively signposting to external resource and psychosocial support as needed. Care will be delivered both acutely and routinely, via a range of consultation modalities.

Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will work as part of the full clinical team as well as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, and expertise, undertaking comprehensive range of clinical assessments/procedures within the Practice. They will have responsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made.

About us
Brownlow prides itself in being an exceptional employer. We have a dedicated staff wellbeing team and offer numerous staff benefits and incentives including protected study leave with financial allowance. You will receive a 6-month mentorship/induction package. Brownlow is an organisation that is committed to equality and diversity, and we strive for our workforce to be representative and inclusive of the complex and diverse community which we are proud to serve. With this commitment in mind, we actively encourage individuals who self-identify as having protected characteristics to apply for this role. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from: individuals with linguistic diversity, members of the LGBTQ+ community; members of black, minority ethnic, and minority faith groups; and from those who are disabled and / or neurodiverse. We are mindful that we may not always be aware of structural and systemic factors, which might discourage or prevent certain minority groups and marginalised populations from applying to join our team. If you are aware that any such barriers do exist, please let us know so that we can work to overcome and dismantle these. We require applicants whose native language is not English to demonstrate their competence in the English language. This can be demonstrated by: Providing Certification of English proficiency during interview should you be invited to attend.

Job responsibilities
The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will assess individuals, families, and populations holistically, using a range of different assessment methods, using health promotion and prevention strategies; and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will be expected to interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses, prognoses for a wide range of conditions, to recommend / deliver the best course of intervention including the development of comprehensive packages of care.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will plan, manage, and complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating /referring as appropriate; to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and colleagues. They will use professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care events and capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will always maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with practice policies and protocols. They will actively involve patients and families in providing feedback of their experience and suggestions for improvements.

Exemplary patient care and satisfaction is crucial, and the post holder will ensure the very highest standards of care are provided for our patients, providing an environment where they are engaged with, cared for, and their privacy and dignity maintained at all times.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Clinical skills - mental health
• Clinical leadership skills
• Change management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families.
• Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• IT Skills

Desirable

• Primary care or community nursing experience
• Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Advanced communications skills course
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Knowledge of Emis System
• Audit experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Nursing and Midwifery Registered
• Registered Mental Health Professional
• Current UK Professional Registration

Desirable

• Clinical Supervision Training and Experience
• Mentor/Teaching qualification
• Non-medical Prescriber
• Independent /Supplementary Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Other Requirements
Essential

• 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).

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