Senior SPA Practitioner

Senior SPA Practitioner

• Band: 7
• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 3 months with review to extend
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (Condensed hours can be requested)
• Flexible/Hybrid working
• Pay rate: 30-31 per hour

Requirements;

• Candidate must have a a current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational therapist.
• Community Experience in mental health services for adults with severe/significant mental illness.
• Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services is desirable.
• Specialist knowledge of person centred care and its application.

Duties and Responsibilities;

• Contribute to delivering the primary care mental health service model. This includes the provision of integrated physical and mental health care in a designated Primary Care Network.
• Work as part of the MDT to support and advise the Primary Care Team in triage, assessment and treatment of patients needing mental health support.
• Accept referrals direct from primary care via an agreed route, promote early assessment/treatment, and ensure robust relationships and links with other community-based services.
• Work with adults (18+) with severe/significant mental illness, whose mental health needs can be best met within primary care and whose difficulties are best understood within a biopsychosocial model.
• Facilitate mental health and strengths - based assessments in primary care and support the Primary Care Team in accessing appropriate level of services.
• Supervise and support junior colleagues within the team.

Please get in touch if you are interested in the above role, or would like to hear more roles we have available at HCL.