Mental Health Nurse - Old School Surgery

Are you seeking a role as a Mental Health Nurse in a GP practice that offers flexibility and an amazing place to work? Then look no further as The Old School Surgery are looking for you!

You will be joining a well-established, and experienced team of mental health nurses led by a dedicated mental health nurse team lead with support from the MH lead GP Partner

Our whole ethos is team working and wellbeing.

By welcoming you to our practice you will be given an extensive induction. Thereafter you will work autonomously, always with the support of the partners and a variety of allied professionals who together serve our population of 31,000.

We innovate, we educate, if all this resonates then read on.

Be part of our highly skilled clinical team. We look for enthusiasm; high achieving; clinicians who enjoy general practice in a diverse demographic, who strive to deliver high quality primary care. In return we offer: A competitive salary, flexible hours, regular informal appraisals with the PM & a Partner.

Healthy Work life balance social do's in and out of the Practice

Lunch & learn opportunities

A fantastic team of Mental Health Nurses, AHPs comprising Care of the Elderly Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Treatment and Practice room nurses, HCA's, Clinical Pharmacists, Care coordinators, and Physio's. Amazing well-trained team of enthusiastic, happy Care Navigators & Admin staff.

Main duties of the job The successful candidate will work autonomously to support patients who present with a diverse range of mental health issues; providing rapid assessment and formulation to inform treatment planning and offer brief intervention.

Following an induction period, you will offer 10–30-minute appointments to patients 18yrs and over, also providing specialist advice and guidance to GP’s and other practice staff.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to; signposting and referral to external agencies, effective communication with MDT and the wider general practice team, demonstrating safe and effective clinical decision making in collaboration with the patient, robust medication review for mental health medications routinely prescribed in primary care (including prescribing if non-medical prescriber), Serious Mental Illness reviews for patients with enduring mental health problems and working as part of the urgent care team to review urgent, same-day, mental health presentations.

To apply please contact 

Hilary Willis - Mental Health Team Leader hilary.willis@nhs.net

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