KERNOW HEALTH
Lead Mental Health Practitioner
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Lead Mental Health Practitioner
Professional Lead – Mental Health & Wellbeing Team
Band 7/8a (Equivalent) | Directly Employed by the PCN
About the Role
Would you like to work within an innovative, forward-thinking Primary Care Network (PCN)? We are introducing a new hybrid role—merging the responsibilities of a Senior Mental Health Practitioner and a Lead for our Mental Health & Wellbeing team.
The role is directly employed by the PCN at a Band 7/8a level (depending on experience) and offers an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of primary care mental health.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership to the Mental Health & Wellbeing team, ensuring seamless integration across two practices.
- Work closely with the GP Mental Health Lead and wider multidisciplinary teams.
- Prescribe or develop prescribing capability once in post.
- Support pre-referral discussions with secondary care and strengthen cross-system collaboration, improving local mental health transformation.
- Build key partnerships with therapies (e.g., CBT, low-intensity interventions, MHBAT and neigbourhood teams).
- Ensure the PCN provides holistic, timely and evidence-based first-contact mental health support.
- Contribute to system-wide improvements by developing links with community, voluntary and neighbourhood services.
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Work Scope & Commitment
- Part-time, full-time or job-shared applications considered, but at least 3 days per week recommended for effective engagement.
- Oversee development of the PCN’s social prescribing offer.
- Support duty teams with immediate mental health triage and management.
- Proactively develop the role—helping to establish a proposed Mental Health & Social Care Hub in North Kerrier.
Qualifications & Experience
- Qualified and registered Nurse (with the NMC).
- Clinical leadership experience, ideally in mental health or primary care.
- Prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards this.
- Experience in primary care or health systems transformation preferred.
- Commitment to autonomous collaborative working, time management and training.
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The Organisation
Our PCN serves nearly 40,000 patients across south-west Cornwall, from coastal landscapes to enveloped moors. The priorities align with:
- Early mental health access and holistic, person-centred care.
- Innovative practice—early adopter of digital and AI-supported triage, embedding technology for improved outcomes.
- Human, cohesive team—already employing 3 mental health practitioners and 2 social prescribers.
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What we Offer
- Complementary NHS Pension Scheme access.
- Excellent annual leave package.
- Open professional development, including training support.
- Integrated with an evolving role—enabling active participation in shaping the future of primary care in mental health and wellbeing.
Next Steps
- Interview date tentative: Thursday, 16th July 2026 (varies according to external factors).
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