Mental Health Practitioner-GP Practices

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Job Overview

This post offers a new and exciting opportunity to work within West Somerset Primary Care Network, covering surgeries in Minehead, Williton, Dunster and Dulverton.

You will link in with the neighbourhood hub; being part of our our ‘Living Better’ Multidisciplinary team: Complex care nurses, a complex care GP, Care home lead, large team of social prescribers including our health coaches and our pharmacy team. You will be supported by the MDT and join our development days. We hold team development at the heart of what we do; along with a healthy prescription of humour, beautiful scenery, and sea air, why not come and meet the team and consider applying?

Part of the role will be directly involved in assessing patients referred from Primary Care (this will include adults of working age and older adults), followed by identifying and facilitating appropriate support/treatment for them. For most people this will mean remaining within Primary Care - supported either by the Primary Care Liaison for brief psychological interventions, the Open Mental Health Alliance or by Talking Therapies. For some, with more complex needs, it will involve facilitating a smooth transfer into Somerset Foundation Trust Secondary Mental Health services.

You will also receive training opportunities for further development, formal monthly supervision, and an annual appraisal. Full/Part time hours considered.

Main duties of the job

To guide assessment, formulation and treatment planning for people within Primary care with a mental health need, this will include people aged 18yrs +. For most people this will mean remaining within Primary Care - supported either by the Primary Care Liaison for brief psychological interventions, the Open Mental Health Alliance or by Talking Therapies. For some, with more complex needs, it will involve facilitating a smooth transfer into Somerset Foundation Trust Secondary Mental Health services.

To provide liaison into Open Mental Health and wider Community Mental Health Services.

To participate actively in team meetings, PCN MDT’s and other forums as

appropriate in order to secure best possible clinical outcomes.

Working for our organisation

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!

Equity, diversity, and inclusion is a priority for us. As a trust we welcome and encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or personal circumstances. We do our best to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive. If you have a disability and require an adjustment at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know.