Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner inMilton Keynes inMilton Keynes PUBLISHED THU 7 NOV 2024

An innovative and exciting service continues to be developed in Milton Keynes to support individuals with wellbeing and mental health needs in GP surgeries. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Band 6 mental health professional to join the team.

The role will be Full Time and will involve assessing and providing support to clients whom have a range of mild to moderate mental health needs, you with work extensively alongside GPs and practice staff with support from the local mental health service.

You will need to have excellent assessment skills, be able to work autonomously and be able to forge positive working relationship with primary care staff and clients. You will have excellent working knowledge of wellbeing and mental health care and the mental health needs of dynamic and changing population.

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The post holder will be based and embedded within a Primary Care Network (PCN) working with GPs, practice nurses and other Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) workers e.g. social prescribers, health and wellbeing coaches, care co-ordinators, as part of the primary care Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

They will work with primary care GPs to manage the mental health needs of their population at the point of contact. This includes those with lower level support requirements that can be met within primary care, working with the Primary Care Plus (PCP) team and GP practices. The role will act as interface between primary care and wider mental health services.