Primary Care Mental Health Nurse; Prescriber

Be the Mental Health Leader Patients Need - Right at the Heart of Primary Care

Are you passionate about transforming mental health support where people live, work, and thrive?

Were looking for a dedicated Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our innovative, compassionate,and community-focused team. In this role, youll support people with mild to moderate mental health needs right at the heart of primary care where early support can have the greatest impact.

You will work alongside GPs, Physiotherapists, Clinical Pharmacists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists,Social Prescribers, and other allied professionals to offer joined-up care that puts patients first.

Together, were rethinking how mental health is managed in General Practice and we want you to bepart of it.

Role Profile

As a Mental Health Nurse working at Enhanced Level Practice, you will play a central role in delivering the PCN's mental health offer. You will be embedded within practices, delivering early support toadults with low-to-moderate mental health needs, while maintaining strong relationships with local

Community Mental Health Teams and VCSE partners.

You will help reduce referrals to crisis or specialist services by offering proactive, preventative, andperson-centred care. You will be expected to work at enhanced level: managing complexity, leading service development, and actively shaping a population-based mental health offer.

Who We Are Founded in August 2020, Primary Care Physio has scaled rapidly and is one of the fastest-growing clinical service providers in the UK. Underpinned by our reputation for quality and sustainable care,we have already been established as England's largest national specialist ARRS clinical service provider who is purely focused on supporting NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and their GP practices todeliver high-quality and tech-enabled NHS primary care clinical solutions.

Our services are recognised as best-in-class for our industry, recently winning the 'Best in Primary Care& Diagnostics' Laing Buisson 2023 award.

Through our talented employed team of over nearly 400 employed First Contact Practitioners, Nurses& Advanced Practitioners, who are supported by experienced and Health Education England-trained clinical supervisors, we have been commissioned by c 200 NHS Primary Care Networks (PCNs) todeliver an integrated and local managed clinical service. We now serve 1000+ GP practices and apatient population of over 9 million.

We conduct over 1 million patient consultation appointments per year.

You can find out more about our team here:

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Clinical Practice

• Deliver timely, person-centred care for adults with low to moderate mental health needs referred from within the PCN - through GP triage, direct referral, or proactive outreach.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and develop shared care plans with patients.
• Deliver brief interventions, psychoeducation, and proactive medication support (if trained).
• Refer and signpost to IAPT, CMHTs, crisis services, and VCSE organisations as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, ANPs, Social Prescribers, OTs, and other team members toplan joined-up care.
• Work autonomously with confidence to manage complexity and psychosocial need.
• Apply holistic clinical reasoning and shared decision-making to develop meaningful careplans.
• Apply safeguarding principles and act quickly when crises arise.
• Actively contribute to mental health MDTs and population health discussions at PCN level.

Evidence, Research, and Development

• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and mental health strategy alignment.
• Promote public mental health, prevention, and early intervention as part of population health goals.
• Identifying high-risk populations, promoting mental wellbeing, and tackling social determinants of mental health (e.g. loneliness, housing, debt)
• Act as a clinical role model within the MDT, supporting professional development and reflective practice.
• Record activity and outcomes in line with reporting requirements.

Key skills and attributes

• You thrive when working under pressure and remain calm and composed in a fast-paced,changing environment.
• You communicate clearly and effectively, building strong relationships with internal teams,PCNs, and external stakeholders - both verbally and in writing.
• You are a natural people person and team player who enjoys motivating and supporting others to deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
• You take pride in running a tight ship, demonstrating strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and proactive planning.
• You are tech-savvy, quickly learning new systems, policies, and programmes and using data confidently to inform decision-making and service improvements.
• You excel at problem-solving, applying logical thinking to overcome challenges and implement effective solutions.
• You are self-reflective and committed to…