To work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat service users in primary care, using expert knowledge of mental health. To fulfil a first contact specialist mental health role across the Primary Care Network seeing service users and carers who would have traditionally seen a GP To promote and provide early strengths based assessment, treatment and improved access to evidence based interventions for people with mental health problems In line with principles of Shared Care, provide support for those service users on depot and annual health checks for service users on SMI registers provide smooth pathways and transitions between primary and secondary care mental health services, supporting service users transitioning from secondary care To offer education, support and training to GPs and practice staff in the management of mental health conditions Maintain high quality record and data keeping, to support service evaluation, and the measurement of clinical outcomes and service user experience