Primary Care Mental Health Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
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Role summary
This role involves building trusting relationships with service users and carers, assisting in recovery care plans, and providing low-intensity psychological interventions. You will link GPs, housing, and other agencies, acting as an advisor and developing joint working relationships. The position also supports service users transitioning from secondary to primary care and helps GPs manage frequent service users. Training will be provided to develop skills in solution-focused questioning and motivational interviewing.
Essential criteria
- Ability to proactively and independently manage a workload
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working with service users in the community or with people with mental health or complex needs
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker or service user / carer).
- Training and Qualifications
- Completion of the Care Certificate or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Mental Health with post qualifications of further study / additional training to diploma level or NVQ 4 in Mental Health or equivalent level of experience
- Relevant healthcare training in support of people with mental health problems
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (with a minimum of 5 A - E qualifications - which must include Maths and English)
- Relevant healthcare professional diploma/degree
- Knowledge of resources and working practices across health and social care
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983, (amendments 2007) and Mental Capacity Act 2005 knowledge of the care act.
- Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults
- Ability to proactively and independently manage a workload
- Demonstrable experience of working with service users in the community or with people with mental health or complex needs
- Experience of mental health services (as a worker or service user / carer).
- Training and Qualifications
- Completion of the Care Certificate or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in Mental Health with post qualifications of further study / additional training to diploma level or NVQ 4 in Mental Health or equivalent level of experience
- Relevant healthcare training in support of people with mental health problems
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent (with a minimum of 5 A - E qualifications - which must include Maths and English)
- Relevant healthcare professional diploma/degree
- Knowledge of resources and working practices across health and social care
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983, (amendments 2007) and Mental Capacity Act 2005 knowledge of the care act.
- Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £29,812 – £32,715 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Primary Care Mental Health Worker
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role
Candidates must have:
- experience of working in the NHS or Adult Social Care.
- experience of working with people with mental health difficulties.
- a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are transforming Adult Community Services. They are delivering a innovative Enhanced Primary Care Mental Health Service to people in Hemel Hempstead and St Alban's. Our EPMHS joins with existing primary and secondary care services, working in partnership with both, to ensure a great needs led pathway is available for people in the Hemel Hempstead and St Alban's area.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a developing service, using new pathways that are needs led. Our new workforce will work closely with service users and carers, using continuous quality improvement tools to shape the service in the coming months.
Please note: Due to the high volume of applicants these posts attract we may need to close the advert early.
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