Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Mental Health
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role offers an opportunity for an experienced mental health nurse and independent prescriber to join the Primary Care Mental Health Team. You will work with local GP practices to review prescribed medications for patients under Essential Shared Care Agreements and support monitoring of prescribing. The position involves driving quality improvements, building relationships with Primary Care Networks, and working with individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs. Access to suitable transport is essential for delivering review appointments in primary care facilities.
Essential criteria
- Significant demonstrable experience of assessing mental health needs
- Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies
- Experience of working with more complex and challenging needs
- Evidence of experience in education of nurses and / or multi-professional groups
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- A qualified/registered mental health nurse
- Non-Medical prescribing V300
- Additional post registration training
- Mentorship Course and supervision training
- Masters level qualification in a relevant field, e.g. advanced clinical practice.
- Specialist Mental Health Training eg. Assessment
- Leadership Course
- Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
- Knowledge/awareness of relevant legislation and guidance
- Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies.
- Ability to challenge and change clinical practice of self and others.
- Skills in inputting into and retrieving information in electronic health care records
- Awareness of basic research methodology
- Significant demonstrable experience of assessing mental health needs
- Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies
- Experience of working with more complex and challenging needs
- Evidence of experience in education of nurses and / or multi-professional groups
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings
- Experience of supervising junior staff
- A qualified/registered mental health nurse
- Non-Medical prescribing V300
- Additional post registration training
- Mentorship Course and supervision training
- Masters level qualification in a relevant field, e.g. advanced clinical practice.
- Specialist Mental Health Training eg. Assessment
- Leadership Course
- Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
- Knowledge/awareness of relevant legislation and guidance
- Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies.
- Ability to challenge and change clinical practice of self and others.
- Skills in inputting into and retrieving information in electronic health care records
- Awareness of basic research methodology
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Mental Health
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
We are pleased to be able to offer an opportunity for an experienced mental health nurse and independent prescriber to take on an exciting new role in the Primary Care Mental Health Team.
This role will involve working in partnership with local GP practices to ensure reviews of prescribed medications are taking place for people who are under the Essential Shared Care Agreement (ESCA) with their GPs.
The role includes supporting GP practices to monitor prescribing and supporting joint working between the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) and the GP Practices.
This is an extension of an existing programme of work providing joint physical and mental health reviews in local GP practices for people with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness (SMI).
The role will include driving quality improvements through leading on areas such as patient satisfaction, data recording and reporting, clinical supervision, clinical audit and ensuring adherence to evidence-based practice.
Relationship building with Primary Care Networks and GP practices will form an important part of this role. An understanding of these relationships and an approach that supports collaborative working is crucial for the post holder.
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