Primary Care Mental Health Practitioners - PCN5 Primary Care Network (PCN)

This role is an exciting opportunity for a registered band 6 mental health professional (Nurse, Social Worker or OT) to work in a dynamic way across primary and secondary care to bring together mental health pathways and support the understanding of mental health within primary care. The role will provide holistic assessment of services users linking people into the community and VSCE resources as well as providing seamless transition into secondary care if it is needed. The role will also form part of multidisciplinary meetings held by GP Practices within primary care.

The primary care mental health service is expanding and is a key component to our community mental health transformation. It is envisaged that the role will closely link to the community transformation of mental health and the core team that is being established. The role will link to a specific primary care network and work closely with the practices aligned to that network. The successful candidate will be based in GP sites within the PCN during working hours.

Closing date:

3rd September 2026 at Midnight

Shortlisting date:

4th September 2026 (subject to change)

Interview date:

Provisionally 15th September 2026 (subject to change)

Key Responsibilities

• To actively promote better understanding and knowledge of mental health and wellbeing within primary care to enable the MDT to provide integrated and holistic offers of support.
• To take a lead on providing specialist assessment of service users with mental health problems within the primary care setting.
• To provide effective signposting based on a holistic assessment of an individual's needs making use of a range of resources and services to include VCSE and community-based organisations.
• To provide evidence based, time limited interventions where appropriate and within scope of professional practice and experience.
• When required, to facilitate swift and seamless transition into other mental health services such as CORE VCS, talking therapies, CMHT etc.
• To work collaboratively with secondary mental health services to support effective transitions of service users from secondary mental health services to primary care.
• To work collaboratively with service users and their families to:
  • Support shared decision-making around their care and support working on strengths and assets.
  • Promote recovery and self-care.
• To inform and influence the ongoing development of new and innovative models of support within primary care and secondary mental health service.