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Senior Primary Care Mental Health Nurse
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
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Reference: 364-B-492
Job summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner (Band 7 )to join the Primary Care Mental Health Service covering the Braintree and Maldon locality in Essex. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position working 37.5 hours per week.
The successful applicant will ideally be a Non-Medical Prescriber with experience working within community mental health services. Based within GP practices, you will work closely with Primary Care teams to provide triage, assessment, treatment, follow-up and brief interventions for patients across the locality.
The role requires autonomous practice and confidence in assessing and managing individuals presenting with common mental health disorders.
Excellent assessment, risk management and communication skills are essential, strong knowledge of local mental health and community support services. The successful candidate will act as a key gatekeeper for referrals into secondary mental health services, offering specialist advice, consultation, education and support.
You will assess and manage patients with common mental health conditions, signpost to appropriate services, and support the development of integrated care pathways. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, improving access to mental health care and achieving positive outcomes for service users across the locality.
Main duties of the job
Ability to work under pressure and ability to contain and manage the stress of others and oneself
Robust clinical judgement
Ability to work autonomously and take an appropriate level of responsibility
Participate in Patient Safety investigations, complaints and any relevant investigations in line with Trust policies.
Mentorship and supervision of students
Develop innovative practice to deal creatively with service demands for referrals, allocations, monitoring of KPI's and clinical caseload management
To hold a UK driving licence, essential to drive to Primary care network bases and trust sites.
Work in conjunction with the GP, Primary Care team and Consultant Psychiatrists to ensure that patients are supported in the most appropriate clinical practice environment from a Multi-disciplinary perspective.
Triage and Assess patients and facilitate them receiving the most appropriate support for their needs ensuring people are not passed around the system.
Manage and deliver effective and safe services which support the key elements of Clinical/Practice governance.
Provide and undertake detailed Physical Health investigations such as ECGs and offer basic interpretation of the results.
Non medical prescriber
To have knowledge of Systmone patient Documentation system.
About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
- We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
- Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- Work bank: You can use the opportunity to supplement your income and develop your skills by working bank shifts.
- Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Details
Date posted
02 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
364-B-492
Job locations
The Linden Centre
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7LF
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in delivering high-quality, integrated mental health care within Primary Care, ensuring patients receive timely assessment, intervention, and access to the most appropriate services.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing comprehensive mental health assessments, triage, risk assessment, care planning, treatment, and follow-up for individuals experiencing common mental health disorders.
- Acting as a gatekeeper for referrals into secondary mental health services, ensuring patients are supported through a seamless pathway of care and are not unnecessarily passed between services.
- Working collaboratively with GPs, Primary Care teams, Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Mental Health Teams, and partner agencies to support recovery and wellbeing in the community.
- Delivering evidence-based psychological and non-psychological interventions in line with NICE guidance and best practice.
- Signposting and referring service users to appropriate internal, external, statutory, voluntary, and community-based services to meet identified needs.
- Providing specialist advice, consultation, education, and support to enhance the assessment and management of mental health presentations.
- Undertaking physical health monitoring and investigations, including ECGs, and supporting the integration of physical and mental healthcare.
- Supporting safe clinical practice and ensuring compliance with Trust policies, Clinical Governance frameworks, Care Quality Commission standards, and the NHS Constitution.
- Managing medication safely, including monitoring effectiveness, side effects, concordance, and providing education and support to service users and carers.
- Providing professional and clinical leadership within multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding processes, and complex case discussions.
- Supervising, supporting, and developing junior staff where appropriate, contributing to workforce development and service improvement.
- Delivering training and educational programmes to Primary Care teams to improve knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellbeing.
- Contributing to the ongoing development of integrated care pathways, service redesign, quality improvement initiatives, and the achievement of service performance targets and KPIs.
- Maintaining accurate clinical records, incident reporting, risk management documentation, and activity data using electronic patient record systems, including SystmOne.
- Promoting patient independence, recovery, and positive health outcomes through person-centred care.
- The above is not an exhaustive list of expected clinical or managerial duties to be undertaken.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in delivering high-quality, integrated mental health care within Primary Care, ensuring patients receive timely assessment, intervention, and access to the most appropriate services.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing comprehensive mental health assessments, triage, risk assessment, care planning, treatment, and follow-up for individuals experiencing common mental health disorders.
- Acting as a gatekeeper for referrals into secondary mental health services, ensuring patients are supported through a seamless pathway of care and are not unnecessarily passed between services.
- Working collaboratively with GPs, Primary Care teams, Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Mental Health Teams, and partner agencies to support recovery and wellbeing in the community.
- Delivering evidence-based psychological and non-psychological interventions in line with NICE guidance and best practice.
- Signposting and referring service users to appropriate internal, external, statutory, voluntary, and community-based services to meet identified needs.
- Providing specialist advice, consultation, education, and support to enhance the assessment and management of mental health presentations.
- Undertaking physical health monitoring and investigations, including ECGs, and supporting the integration of physical and mental healthcare.
- Supporting safe clinical practice and ensuring compliance with Trust policies, Clinical Governance frameworks, Care Quality Commission standards, and the NHS Constitution.
- Managing medication safely, including monitoring effectiveness, side effects, concordance, and providing education and support to service users and carers.
- Providing professional and clinical leadership within multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding processes, and complex case discussions.
- Supervising, supporting, and developing junior staff where appropriate, contributing to workforce development and service improvement.
- Delivering training and educational programmes to Primary Care teams to improve knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellbeing.
- Contributing to the ongoing development of integrated care pathways, service redesign, quality improvement initiatives, and the achievement of service performance targets and KPIs.
- Maintaining accurate clinical records, incident reporting, risk management documentation, and activity data using electronic patient record systems, including SystmOne.
- Promoting patient independence, recovery, and positive health outcomes through person-centred care.
- The above is not an exhaustive list of expected clinical or managerial duties to be undertaken.
Person Specification
Education Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN
- Non Medical Prescriber
Desirable
- venepuncture trained/ ECG trained interpretation of results
- physical health screening
Knowledge
Essential
- risk management /suicide prevention training
- mentorship training
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- use of System one
skills experience
Essential
- IT computer skills
- Good communication skills fluent with English Language
Desirable
- skills using Systmone
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and contain and manage stress of oneself and others
- self motivated work effectively within a team
Desirable
- Ability to manage priorities of workload
Corporate
Essential
- To hold a full UK driving licence
Desirable
- ability to travel across trust sites as required
Person Specification
Education Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN
- Non Medical Prescriber
Desirable
- venepuncture trained/ ECG trained interpretation of results
- physical health screening
Knowledge
Essential
- risk management /suicide prevention training
- mentorship training
- Good written and spoken English
Desirable
- use of System one
skills experience
Essential
- IT computer skills
- Good communication skills fluent with English Language
Desirable
- skills using Systmone
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work under pressure and contain and manage stress of oneself and others
- self motivated work effectively within a team
Desirable
- Ability to manage priorities of workload
Corporate
Essential
- To hold a full UK driving licence
Desirable
- ability to travel across trust sites as required
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Linden Centre
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7LF
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Linden Centre
Broomfield
Chelmsford
CM1 7LF
United Kingdom