Job Description

To provide individual support for people within primary care to explore ways of improving mental health and well being Support people to utilise self-help and to aid individual goal planning and measurement of recovery using standardised tools available on the clinical system as clinically relevant Support people to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing, which includes improve the levels of physical activity, promote a healthier diet, and improve mental wellbeing Support access to wider community activities and support as part of an individual plan Effectively signpost and support access to appropriate services Support primary care and mental health colleagues to address the wider determinates of health and deliver individual package of support and education Facilitate collective action, support and advice to people within local communities in order to reduce health inequalities whilst responding to identified health needs through one to one support Utilise social prescribing to develop individual recovery and support planning, including working with the team directly across the PCN network Participate in multi disciplinary working with other community health professionals Promote effective and efficient working practices across the team to achieve measurable outcomes Develop and maintain effective relationships with Primary Care Specialist Mental Health Practitioners, Talking Therapies leads, local communities primary care, secondary mental health service, VCSE sector, social prescribers etc Ensure performance information is collected accurately and timely to enable accurate and valid reports to be produced To actively support the primary care mental health network in fulfilling all contractual requirements of service delivery Safely and effectively manage own caseload under supervision of Primary Care Specialist Mental Health Practitioners and Primary Care Mental Health operations Manager MONITORING and EVALUATION 1. To participate in the formal evaluation of the role as applicable 2. To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, inputting data onto the patient recorded database as required 3. To be responsible and accountable to a supervisor from primary care PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1.



To maintain high standard of care in all areas of practice in accordance 2. Maintain and develop a level of professional knowledge, skills and expertise that ensure the highest standards of practice and is responsive to changing care needs 3. Act at all times according to professional standards, maintaining own knowledge and skill LEADERSHIP 1. Maintain effective functioning of the service by working effectively in leadership tasks as required 2.



Contribute to the development of procedure and accepting delegated tasks 3. Supply the necessary information of activity outcomes and other KPI data as agreed with the Service manager and Team Manager 4. Possess a level of IT skills appropriate to the needs of the post 5. Develop leadership skills to support the wider multi-professional team 6.



To work within competencies, autonomy and capacity and seek guidance and support appropriately 7. Exercise professional judgement and leadership to effectively promote safety in the presence of complexity and unpredictability 8. Demonstrate effective teamworking, leadership, resilience and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar complex or unpredictable and ensuring these are appropriately escalated GENERAL This job description describes responsibilities, as they are currently required. However, the job description may be reviewed during management supervision and PDRs and amended with agreement.



This job description is not restrictive or definitive in any way and should be regarded only as a guideline to normal duties