Primary Care Mental Health Professional

The successful candidate will join our Primary Care Mental Health (PCMH) service, which bridges the gap between NHS Talking Therapies and Community Mental Health Services. The service provides triage, assessment, signposting, referral and brief NICE guidance interventions delivered through a person-centred and recovery focussed model. The Primary Care Mental Health Team is made up of skilled clinicians who are responsible for developing and improving services for people with common mental health problems in primary care. The role of the Primary Care Mental Health Professional involves working within the team to support adults over the age of 18 years and up, offering both one to one and group evidencedbased psychological therapies. The role will include carrying a clinical case load and supported by the Team Manager and Clinical Lead. We are really excited to be developing our integrated community services and look forward to welcoming you to a hardworking and dedicated team. You can find out more about these transformative developments on our website., This post holder will be working with a team that consists of a Team Manager, Clinical Lead, Mental Health Nurses and professionals, Access Practitioners, Clinical Care Navigator Manager, Mental Health Practitioners (ARRS), GP's, Consultants and Administrators. To be an experienced mental health professional with the ability to effectively screen, assess and work with service users with:

• complex and common mental health needs
• stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health need
Primary Care Mental Health Nurse skills and attributions:
• To deliver Primary care recovery focused Psychological Interventions that meet the need of service users who are too complex and/or not suitable for Talking Therapies yet do not meet the threshold for the Psychological Therapies in Secondary care mental health.
• Post holders will have a high level of autonomy working across designated GP practices, managing their own clinics.
• To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them with highly specialised advice concerning care when appropriate and liaising with GPs and MH teams.
  
  Black Country Healthcare is encouraging positive workplace who welcomes staff, with a desire to perform at a high level.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, following the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (covering Wolverhampton and Sandwell) and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and a talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Why is this the place to work?
• Free, on-site parking
• Caf facilities on site
• Beautiful, and peaceful hospital grounds, with seating areas
  
  Flexible working
• NHS discount schemes
• Working together with the local community to support patients and staff
• Good performance outcomes
• Training opportunities
• Excellent staff support facilities, dedicated Health & wellbeing team, reflective practice, supervision, and debrief sessions
• Opportunities to work with other services within the trust
• New, up and coming digital processes and support