Main area: Primary Care
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 2 years (Fixed term/Secondment due to service need)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 110-NMR059-0225
Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Community - Dewi Sant
Town: Pontypridd
Salary: £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/02/2025 23:59
Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job Overview
This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 years to meet the needs of the service.
The Mental Health Practitioner will be based within the GP practices across the Taff Ely area, offering both face to face and telephone appointments.
Each consultation is a 30 minute slot, consisting of a 20 minute consultation with the Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) and then 10 minutes to summarise the appointments and make onward referrals/discussions.
Each MHP is highly skilled, with significant knowledge and experience within mental health services across Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board (CTM). Each MHP has a degree in mental health nursing or equivalent and are employed by CTM health board.
Each MHP can offer advice/knowledge regarding mental health issues and mental health services within CTM to all professionals within the GP practice.
We would welcome an application from you if you:
* Have a genuine interest in working with people who are experiencing mental health difficulties within the primary care setting.
* Have a flexible working approach with a variety of mental health needs.
* Are forward thinking and highly organised.
Main Duties of the Job
The successful applicant will be required to provide services to a number of GP practices within Taff Ely:
* Provide high quality care and advice to patients with mental health problems and signpost individuals onto appropriate community service support.
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a community setting to support GP’s and other practice staff.
* Liaise closely with Third sector organisations, Local Primary Mental Health Support Services (LPMHSS) and Secondary Care Mental Health Services including crisis teams to ensure seamless and purposeful pathways of care.
* Produce evidence that can be used to inform future service design and commissioning of services, including using outcome measures.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for Our Organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family, providing primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Our team is friendly and motivated to do our best for our patients. We offer regular training opportunities around a range of mental health issues and services within our community.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional registration - RMN
* Degree in mental health related subject or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Psychotherapy skills including Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, CBT.
Experience
* Significant post registration experience in a Community Mental Health setting.
* Assessment & management of clinical risk.
* Managing own caseload.
* Experience in practice within the area of speciality.
* Working in a primary care setting.
* Experience of working within a multi-agency community setting.
Skills
* Clinically competent with the ability to assess and interpret patients' conditions.
* Organisational and time management skills.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Clinical supervision skills.
* Teaching skills.
Special Knowledge
* Awareness of mental health issues & public health agenda.
* Mental Health and Social Care legislation.
* Understanding of resource implications of clinical decision making.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Esther Whitelock
Job title: Primary Care Specialist Mental Health Practitioner
Email address: esther.j.whitelock@wales.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07855 394490
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