Job Description

An exciting secondment opportunity has become available for a MH ARRS worker role in Ealing Acton MINT. This would be a brilliant opportunity to see try the MH ARRS worker role and see if this is for you. Although this is a secondment, there is may be an opportunity for this to become permanent a part time basis. The secondment will run from 1st September 2025 to 28th November 2025.



We are looking for a worker that is passionate about delivering joined up care in partnership with the General Practitioner's (GP) in the Within the Acton Primary Care Network. You will also be working with the Ealing Acton MINT team who will also support you with the role. You will be able to access their Multidisciplinary Team to help you with your role.



The Mental Health ARRS role is key to dissolving the barriers that can exist between primary and secondary care. mental health and physical health, social care, voluntary and community social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and local communities, and primary and secondary care, to deliver integrated, personalised, place-based and well-coordinated care for adults and older adults. We are moving towards a 'whole system' of mental health care, which will provide timely access to support, care and treatment.



To find our more please email ann.plummer3@nhs.net



As a Mental Health Practitioner in these roles, you will be embedded within the PCN, but employed by West London NHS Trust, and will be key in the development of shared pathways of care between the PCN in which they work and the local MINT team. You will be an integral part of a wider team of PCN care professionals working under the mentorship of a GP and receiving clinical support through the Trust's MINT Service. You will work alongside Paramedics, Clinical Pharmacists, Social Prescribers, Physician Associates as well as the wider Mental Health teams allowing you the flexibility to bring in colleagues as needed to support your caseload.

The remit of this role holder will be to:

Work with patients within Primary Care whose needs cannot be met by the IAPT service; Help the patient identify their needs and make shared decisions about self-management; Offer brief evidence-based interventions where appropriate (where these needs cannot be facilitated by IAPT);

Further information available on the Candidate Pack.



West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health, physical healthcare and community services commissioned locally and nationally. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of only three high secure hospitals in the country and one of the highest profile mental healthcare settings in the world.



Our medium-secure and forensic services care for patients from across the South of England. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs - Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow. The Trust employs 3,770 staff, of which 47% are from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) background. Our turnover in 2019/20 was 314m.



In recent years there has been a trust-wide step change in culture, performance and ambition. The Trust is now rated as 'Good' overall by the CQC, and the rating for our Forensic services has improved from 'Requires improvement' to 'Outstanding'. Rigorous financial management has been central to our ability to deliver service improvements. The Trust has delivered consistent surpluses since 2009, totalling more than 77m. In parallel, we have also improved efficiencies by reducing length of stays and improving patient flow.



The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached



The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.