This post offers a new and exciting opportunity to work within West Somerset Primary Care Network, covering surgeries in Minehead, Williton, Dunster and Dulverton.

You will link in with the neighbourhood hub being part of our our 'Living Better' Multidisciplinary team: Complex care nurses, a complex care GP, Care home lead, large team of social prescribers including our health coaches and our pharmacy team. You will be supported by the MDT and join our development days.We hold team development at the heart of what we do along with a healthy prescription of humour, beautiful scenery, and sea air, why not come and meet the team and consider applying?

Part of the role will be directly involved in assessing patients referred from Primary Care (this will include adults of working age and older adults), followed by identifying and facilitating appropriate support/treatment for them. For most people this will mean remaining within Primary Care - supported either by the Primary Care Liaison for brief psychological interventions, the Open Mental Health Alliance or by Talking Therapies. For some, with more complex needs, it will involve facilitating a smooth transfer into Somerset Foundation Trust Secondary Mental Health services.

You will also receive training opportunities for further development, formal monthly supervision, and an annual appraisal. Full/Part time hours considered.

Main duties of the job

To guide assessment, formulation and treatment planning for people within Primary care with a mental health need, this will include people aged 18yrs +. For most people this will mean remaining within Primary Care - supported either by the Primary Care Liaison for brief psychological interventions, the Open Mental Health Alliance or by Talking Therapies. For some, with more complex needs, it will involve facilitating a smooth transfer into Somerset Foundation Trust Secondary Mental Health services.

To provide liaison into Open Mental Health and wider Community Mental Health Services.

To participate actively in team meetings, PCN MDT's and other forums asappropriate in order to secure best possible clinical outcomes.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!

Job description

Job responsibilities

To guide assessment, formulation and treatment planning for people with mental health problems, this will include developing formulations for patients, and to assist other practitioners in primary and secondary care including voluntary sector workers to develop formulations as appropriate in relation to their caseload.

To promote best practice in positive risk management amongst teams working with this patient group.

To provide liaison into Primary and Secondary Care services, building relationships with GPs and other health professionals.

To participate in wider multidisciplinary working across primary and secondary care services.

Ensure that carers needs are assessed, and appropriate intervention or onward referral is provided depending on need.

To work collaboratively and flexibly with the multi-professional teams within Neighbourhoods to co-ordinate a coherent approach towards a mild to severe mental illness, actively promoting continuity of care and approach between services and to co-ordinate working practices.

To participate actively in team meetings, PCN MDTs and other forums as appropriate in order to secure best possible clinical outcomes

To ensure that there is adherence to local policies and practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered RMN/AHP

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Expertise within all age mental health, including use of relevant assessments.
• Front line experience of using advanced assessment skills especially in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health (functional) and differentiation between physical and mental health symptoms and conditions.
• Understanding of comorbidities that may affect older adults and their mental health
• Demonstrable experience of working in/ within CMHT or primary care mental health services

Communication, Planning and Physical

Essential

• Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence
• Substantially developed IT skills
• Must be a car driver with a valid driving licence

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Minehead

Minehead

TA24 6DF

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