Job Title: Lead Mental Health Practitioner
Agency: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Location: King’s Lynn, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 49,387 to 56,515 £ / Year

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Job summary

We are recruiting a Primary Care Based Lead Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) working across GP practices within Kings Lynn PCN in West Norfolk.

This is a jointly funded role through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), supporting NSFT and Primary Care to deliver Place-Based Care. The post enables people to access timely mental health support in the familiar surroundings of their GP practice, helping ensure they receive the right support at the right time.

You will be embedded within GP practices and work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team, delivering non-urgent mental health assessment and brief interventions for patients 16+ experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.

Main duties of the job

Expectations of the role:

• Provide assessments, brief interventions and short-term support for people aged 16+
• Support individuals with presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma-related distress, bipolar disorder, psychosis and other mental health needs
• Deliver psychoeducation, problem-solving approaches, safety planning and self-management strategies
• Work collaboratively with GP practice staff and local services to ensure people are directed to the most appropriate support
• Promote recovery, wellbeing and prevention of deterioration within local communities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant professional registration.
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC Registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP Social Worker Registrants)
• Ongoing Professional Development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Skills

Essential

• Competent assessment skills
• Computer skills and experience of using Electronic Patient Record System
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Care planning and risk assessment knowledge and skills

Desirable

• Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice.
• Prevention and Management of Suicide training

Knowledge

Essential

• Ensure care is values-based, nonjudgemental and equitable, and supports the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity being met.
• Have the ability to discuss, identify and escalate safeguarding issues in a sensitive way to protect those who are vulnerable.

Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experiencerom previous experience
• Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs.
• Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions.

Desirable

• Experience in delivering group-based interventions.

Closing Date: 20 September 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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