Job summary
- Main area
- Primary Mental Health Clinical PCN Lead (Mid Cornwall)
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: 8-8 service
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8am-8pm service)
- Job ref
- 201-24-312
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Talking Therapies Mid Cornwall
- Town
- Roche
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Primary Mental Health Clinical PCN Lead (Mid Cornwall)
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
The role of PCN Lead Practitioner is fundamental to the developing of these innovative new teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (PCN’s). To provide a sustainable, person-centred system of community mental health care, which delivers better access to a broader range of care options, reduced referral to specialist services, improved patient experience and outcomes. It will aim to include evidence- informed approaches that are known to impact on both mental and physical health.
The role will support the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated primary care mental health services. The role provides and promotes early assessment, treatment and/or onward bridging to community resources and support and improved access to evidence-based interventions for people with serious mental illness. The role will help people to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources. The service will be for people over 18 years (including carers) with a specific focus on:
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and the operational management of staff to a newly formed Primary Care Mental Health Team.
They will use effective leadership, change management and team building skills to monitor, evaluate and develop the service provided. The practitioner will provide a “bridge” between the primary care mental health team and secondary care.
In keeping with the national guidance on the introduction of this role, it is envisaged that the focus of a practitioner’s work will generally be people whose needs cannot be met by Talking Therapies services but who may need not need ongoing care from secondary community mental health services.
They will work alongside general practice teams, providing clinical assistance and advice to the GPs and other members of the primary care team in managing the mental wellbeing of the practice population. Learning from National Early Implementer sites, there will be a requirement to build relationships with other community providers and mental health services while developing our PCN hub and spoke model.
It is envisaged that the role will be instrumental in developing a Community Mental Health MDT which will include the lead GP, consultant psychiatrist, Talking Therapies representative, homeless health service, substance misuse service and secondary care assessment nurse.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education and Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. Dip OT, Dip SW, RMN, Clinical Psychology Grade A, or equivalent, PG Dip HI CBT, PG Dip PWP, Counsellor For Depression.
- Experience of working in a mental health care setting and of liaising and working with GPs
- Suitably trained and experienced in the delivery of short term, focussed evidence based interventions
- Experience of working with service users who experience a wide range of mental health problems in a statuary or voluntary
- An appreciation of the new NHS landscape including the relationship between individual providers, PCNs and commissioners
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake further study relevant to mental health in general practice (for example independent prescribing), supported by GP clinical supervision.
Managerial Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading and managing a team of multi-professional staff
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jon Golding
- Job title
- North & East Cornwall Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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