Job summaryWe are looking for a compassionate and skilled Senior Mental Health Primary Care Practitioner to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference by supporting adults with mental health needs directly within primary care settings, helping people access timely, person centred support closer to home.
Working as part of our Primary Care Network, you will use your clinical expertise to triage referrals, complete comprehensive assessments, and deliver brief therapeutic interventions. You'll work collaboratively with GPs, practice teams, and secondary care services to ensure safe, seamless and recovery focused care. Your ability to use clinical judgement, assess and manage risk, and communicate effectively will be essential in this fast paced and rewarding role.
You'll be supported through regular supervision, MDT discussions and opportunities for professional development. We value practitioners who are confident, empathetic and committed to empowering service users in their recovery. In return, you'll join a friendly, innovative team with strong values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence, and play a vital part in improving the mental health and wellbeing of our local community.
Main duties of the jobYou will triage referrals using clinical judgement, completing timely assessments, formulations and brief interventions for adults presenting with mental health needs in primary care. You will assess and manage risk, develop risk management plans and adjust these in line with service user needs. [B6 JD SMHP | Word]
The role involves working closely with GPs, practice teams and secondary mental health services, including attending MDT meetings and liaising with partner agencies. You will coordinate care, support signposting to appropriate services and contribute to safe, effective planning for ongoing support. Accurate and timely record keeping in primary care systems is essential. [B6 JD SMHP | Word]
You will act autonomously while accessing regular supervision, reflective practice and clear escalation pathways. You may provide advice and supervision to junior staff such as social prescribers or peer support workers, and contribute to service improvement, policy implementation and maintaining service standards. [B6 JD SMHP | Word]
We are looking for someone confident, compassionate and skilled in communication, with strong risk assessment abilities, effective teamwork and the capacity to work independently in a busy primary care environment. [B6 JD SMHP | Word]
About usHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job responsibilitiesFurther information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered professional qualification as a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of CPD (continued professional development)
- Ability to fulfil travel requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
