Primary Mental Health Clinical Team Lead

at  Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

JOB OVERVIEW

It’s a refreshing & exciting time to join our Adult Mental Health Services in Cornwall, as we are focused on enhancing our services with outstanding levels of quality care. Our transformation of our core community mental health service offer is well under way, and we are looking for creative people to join our new workforce. We are forging and renewing partnerships between colleagues in Primary & Secondary Care Services to create innovative and transformed mental health care for our population.
Due to these positive & transformative changes, we now have an exciting and unique opportunity for the right person to join Watergate PCN as a Lead Primary Mental Health Practitioner.
Based across four practices located in Central Cornwall, you will gain the benefit of being close to both the city and the sea! Enjoy a great work life balance in a stunning location, with a personable team.
Watergate is a dynamic and forward thinking PCN, committed to developing an exceptional integrated care team approach to better support the need within the community setting. You will have a key role in developing and leading the existing team as well as a clinical role in assessing and overseeing the care of those in need. Your expertise will be vital in providing clinical assistance and advice to the GPs and other members of the primary care team in managing the mental wellbeing of the practice population.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

The role of Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner is fundamental to the developing of these innovative new teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (PCN’s). To provide a sustainable, person-centred system of community mental health care, which delivers better access to a broader range of care options, reduced referral to specialist services, improved patient experience and outcomes. It will aim to include evidence- informed approaches that are known to impact on both mental and physical health.

The role will support the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated primary care mental health services. The role provides and promotes early assessment, treatment and/or onward bridging to community resources and support and improved access to evidence-based interventions for people with serious mental illness. The role will help people to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources. The service will be for people over 18 years (including carers) with a specific focus on:

• People whose mental health needs that do not meet the access criteria for IAPT or secondary care.
• People with serious mental illness who are in recovery and stable in secondary care mental health services who could be cared for within Primary Care

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.