Mental Health Practitioner

We are looking for someone to join our Mental Health Practitioner team at Brownlow Health.

The successful applicants will join our two existing Mental Health practitioners, and a supporting multidisciplinary team to offer help and support to patients presenting with mental health difficulties within Primary Care. The role will manage patients from initial assessment to diagnosis and treatment, including actively signposting to external resource and psychosocial support as needed. Care will be delivered both acutely and routinely, via arange of consultation modalities.

Other job locations within our practice

Bentley Road Liverpool L8 0SY

Peach Street Liverpool L69 7ZL

26 Argyle Street Liverpool L1 5DL

155 Edge Lane Edge Hill Liverpool L7 2PF

2 Vauxhall Road Liverpool L3 2BG

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will work as part ofthe full clinical team as well as an autonomous professional in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, and expertise, undertaking comprehensive range of clinical assessments/procedures within the Practice. They will have responsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate theissues and recommendations made.

Brownlowprides itself in being an exceptional employer. We have a dedicated staffwellbeing team and offer numerous staff benefits and incentives including protected study leave with financial allowance. You will receive a 6-month mentorship/induction package. Brownlowis an organisation that is committed to equality and diversity, and we strivefor our workforce to be representative and inclusive of the complex and diverse community which we are proud to serve.

With this commitment in mind, we actively encourage individuals who self-identify as having protected characteristics to apply for this role. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from: individuals with linguistic diversity, members of the LGBTQ+community; members of black, minority ethnic, and minority faith groups; andfrom those who are disabled and / or neurodiverse. We are mindful that we maynot always be aware of structural and systemic factors, which might discourage or prevent certain minority groups and marginalised populations from applying to join our team.

If you are aware that any such barriers do exist, please letus know so that we can work to overcome and dismantle these. We require applicants whose native language is not English to demonstrate their competence in the English language. This can be demonstrated by:
Providing Certification of English proficiency during interview should you be invited to attend.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will assess individuals, families, and populations holistically, using a range of different assessment methods, using health promotion and prevention strategies; and comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will be expected to interpret and analyse complex clinical and non-clinical facts toform accurate diagnoses, prognoses for a wide range of conditions, to recommend/ deliver the best course of intervention including the development of comprehensive packages of care.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will plan,manage, and complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating /referring as appropriate; to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and colleagues. They willuse professional judgement in managing complex and unpredictable care eventsand capture the learning from these experiences to improve patient care and service delivery.

The Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will always maintain a high standard of patient focused care in accordance with practice policies and protocols. They will actively involve patients and families in providing feedback of their experience and suggestions for improvements.

Exemplary patient care and satisfaction is crucial, and the post holder will ensure the very highest standards of careare provided for our patients, providing an environment…