NHS Scotland

Link Practitioner Mental Health (General Practice)

NHS Scotland Ayrshire, IA

Who We Are

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website -

Position

An opportunity has arisen for a Link Practitioner Mental Health (General Practice) based at University Hospital Crosshouse & Rothsay House, Cumnock.

What You Will Do

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Link Practitioners (Band 6) for General Practice working as part of East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership’s Adult Community Mental Health Service.

The post will be aligned to General Practices across East Ayrshire and will provide a link at practice level between community mental health services (including community resources, specialist mental health services, other health services and voluntary organisations) and General Practice staff, enabling practice based screening, signposting, assessment and intervention to take place. They will support existing GP practice teams to become better equipped to match local and national support services to the needs of individuals attending for health care and treatment. It is also desirable in the future for the Link Mental Health Practitioner (General Practice) to undertake & complete non-medical prescribing.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, Training And/or Experience Required To Do The Job

You will have a registered professional qualification with the NMC, SSSC or HPC, and have experience in mental health assessment and care planning with an interest in working with patients with mental health problems in the community and General Practice setting.

Advanced communication skills, well developed risk assessment skills and excellent organisational skills are essential together with evidence of continued professional development and previous supervision responsibility.

The candidate may be responsible for a caseload of service users working in partnership with the General Practice team, health and social care partnership services, service users and voluntary groups to support and underpin a seamless journey through the health and social care system to maintain consistently high standards of service delivery and care in a climate of change and redesign.

The candidate will also offer supervision and support if/when necessary to MDTs within practices as well as any junior staff, in relation to mental health issues, empowering all staff to develop a culture of excellence through development of robust professional and clinical guidance

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours: 1x position 37 hours per week over 5 days, Monday-Friday

Driving Licence/Car Ownership

Car licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:

John Collatin, Interim Team Leader, email [email protected]

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so

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  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Part-time
  • Job function

    Health Care Provider
  • Industries

    Hospitals and Health Care

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