The ARRS Mental Health Team within Primary Care continues to evolve in Year 3 of Community Mental Health Transformation, with the introduction of several more Mental Health Practitioner posts which will be aligned to Primary Care networks across North Staffordshire and Stoke.
These additional roles will further enhance the mental health offering within each Primary Care Network (PCN) – which currently include a Senior Mental Health Practitioner and STR worker.
Collectively the roles will work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of patients at what is very often the first contact with a mental health service within GP practices- providing access to quality mental health assessments, advice, information and guidance, mental health support and interventions.
Each team is further supported with Multi-Disciplinary Team input from the wider PCN team, including clinicians, social prescribers, and health and wellbeing practitioners – as well as utilising community assets, including Voluntary, community and social enterprise services to enhance their offering.
If you are a practitioner who can think creatively and are keen to support service development and experience for service users, whilst embedding excellent mental health practice into Primary Care. The ARRS team would love to hear from you!
All posts are substantive and will be rolled out in waves. Please click the links to view each role.
Band 6 roles:
- Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, HIPC PCN – closing date 28 September 2023.
- Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, North Stoke PCN – closing date 2 October 2023.
- Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, Newcastle North PCN – closing date 3 October 2023.
The Clinical Director of HIPC PCN discusses the important role Mental Health Practitioners are playing within Primary Care.