An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced community mental health practitioner. We are looking for a worker that is passionate about delivering joined up care in partnership with the General Practitioner’s (GP) in the North Ealing area. You will also be working with the Ealing North MINT team who are strong believers of population health approaches to tackling health inequalities in the area of north Ealing. This will be a one-year secondment with the likelihood of this being extended or becoming permanent.
The Mental Health ARRS role is instrumental in bridging the gaps between various sectors of healthcare and community support. This includes not only the traditional divisions between primary and secondary care but also the boundaries separating mental and physical health, social care, and voluntary and community social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. By fostering a more integrated, personalised, and well-coordinated system, this role plays a critical part in delivering place-based care for adults and older adults. Our aim is to transition towards a 'whole system' approach to mental health care, ensuring timely access to the full spectrum of support, care, and treatment options. This is all integral to delivering The Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults.
As a Mental Health Practitioner in these roles, you will be embedded within the PCN, but employed by West London NHS Trust, and will be key in the development of shared pathways of care between the PCN in which they work and the local MINT team. You will be an integral part of a wider team of PCN care professionals working under the mentorship of a GP and receiving clinical support through the Trust’s MINT Service. You will work alongside Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, Physician Associates as well as the wider Mental Health teams allowing you the flexibility to bring in colleagues as needed to support your caseload.
The remit of this role holder will be to:
· Work with patients within Primary Care whose needs cannot be met by the IAPT service;
· Help the patient identify their needs and make shared decisions about self-management;
· Offer brief evidence-based interventions where appropriate (where these needs cannot be facilitated by IAPT);
· Liaise and work with other Primary Care colleagues within the PCN to address patients’ needs;
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
P.S. Please confirm that you currently hold the right to work in the UK and that you hole a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council under the mental health section of the register.
This advert closes on Monday 13 Jan 2025