Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Mental Health Practitioner - Primary Care Network
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Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) Opportunity
We are seeking a full-time Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join the Middlewood Partnership Primary Care Network (PCN), covering Bollington, Disley, and Poynton. Jointly funded by the PCN and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP), this role supports integrated working across primary and secondary care.
About the Role
The postholder will work across four GP practices serving approximately 34,000 patients, delivering mental health support focused on prevention, early intervention, and improving access to care closer to home. Working alongside GPs, the wider multidisciplinary team, and the local Community Mental Health Team, the successful candidate will help provide coordinated, patient-centred care.
Key Responsibilities
- Bridge primary and secondary care services, improving patient outcomes through collaborative working.
- Work across the four GP practices within Middlewood Partnership PCN, supporting a population of approximately 34,000 patients.
- Undertake mental health assessments, including risk assessment and management.
- Provide brief interventions and manage a defined caseload.
- Develop and review care plans, support recovery, and signpost or refer patients to appropriate services.
- Act as a key link between primary and secondary care, ensuring seamless and timely access to support.
- Collaborate with GPs, pharmacists, physiotherapists, paramedics, social prescribers, and nursing staff to deliver integrated care and improve outcomes.
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Benefits
- Benefit from clinical supervision, professional development opportunities across both organisations, and support from the PCN Clinical Education Lead.
- Contribute to service development and innovation across health, social care, and voluntary sector partners.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and enhancement of mental health support within primary care.
About Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP)
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
- Employs around 4,500 staff across 73 sites.
- Services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool, and Stockport.
- Aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.
- Rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
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Commitment to Inclusivity
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation, and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences. We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Induction and Training
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
How to Apply
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Jonathan Parker
- Job Title: Team Ops Manager - Adult and Older Adult CMHT
- Email Address: jonathan.parker1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01625 505634
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100.
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