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Band 6 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner - Solihull NMHT

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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior & Mid Level
  • Healthcare
  • Birmingham

AI generated summary

  • You must excel in a multi-disciplinary team, have experience with GP collaboration, strong communication skills, and provide effective mental health triage, assessment, and interventions.
  • You will perform mental health triage and assessments, provide outcome-based interventions, promote psychosocial wellbeing, and ensure effective communication across care providers and teams.

Requirements

  • - Full time Band 6 Primary Care mental Health Practitioner
  • - Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
  • - Experience working alongside GP’s and other primary care professionals
  • - Strong communication skills across mental health providers, VCSE organisations and within primary care
  • - Ability to promote psychosocial wellbeing
  • - Experience in providing mental health triage, assessment and outcome based interventions
  • - Ability to identify needs and best course of advice, support or intervention

Responsibilities

  • - You will be responsible for providing mental health triage, assessment and outcomes based intervention to meet service users needs within the Primary Care Network.
  • - You will be responsible for identifying need and best course of advice, support or intervention, promoting psychosocial wellbeing by identifying and then supporting pathways for service users and carers.
  • - You will be responsible for providing mental health triage, assessment and outcome based interventions to meet service users needs.
  • - You will be responsible for promoting psychosocial wellbeing by identifying and then supporting pathways for service users and carers.
  • - You will support and advise colleagues within the PCN and across local neighbourhood multi-agency teams.
  • - Crucial to this role will be your ability to ensure robust communication across mental health providers, VCSE organisations and within primary care.

FAQs

What is the role of a Band 6 Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner?

The role involves providing mental health triage, assessment, and outcome-based interventions to meet service users' needs within the Primary Care Network, as well as promoting psychosocial wellbeing.

What qualifications are required for this position?

A relevant qualification in mental health practice, along with experience working within a multi-disciplinary team, is typically required for this Band 6 role.

Is there an opportunity for career development within this position?

Yes, working within the Solihull Neighbourhood Mental Health Team provides opportunities for personal and professional development as part of the evolving community mental health services.

What kind of team will I be working with?

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with GPs and other primary care professionals to achieve the best outcomes for service users.

What is the working schedule for this position?

This is a full-time position, but specific working hours will be discussed during the interview or recruitment process.

How can I find out more about the role or arrange an informal visit?

For further details or to arrange an informal visit, you can contact Paul Greaves, the Hub Manager, at paul.greaves1@nhs.net or call 01213014800.

What kind of support does the team provide to service users?

The team provides support through mental health triage and assessments, as well as facilitating pathways for psychosocial well-being for both service users and their carers.

Are there any specific communities or populations that this role focuses on?

The role focuses on serving a culturally diverse population in Birmingham and Solihull, which is characterized by varying levels of deprivation and increasing demand for mental health services.

Will I have a chance to collaborate with external organizations?

Yes, the role requires robust communication and collaboration across mental health providers, VCSE organizations, and within primary care to meet service users' needs effectively.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Our vision is simple: improving mental health wellbeing.

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Mission & Purpose

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) is proud to provide inpatient, community and specialist mental health care for over 71,000 people across Birmingham and Solihull and the West Midlands. Our services include rehabilitation, addiction, secure care, home treatment, assertive outreach, early intervention, place of safety and wellbeing. We also manage the delivery of mental health care in HMP Birmingham. With 5,300 staff working across 40 sites - and serving a culturally and socially diverse population of 1.3 million people – we are one of the biggest and most complex mental health trusts in the country.