Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Primary Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves developing and leading innovative mental health services within GP Practice networks, focusing on early assessment and treatment for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). The practitioner will work with adults over 18, including carers, who have mental health needs exceeding IAPT criteria or stable SMI patients transitioning from secondary care. Key responsibilities include promoting access to evidence-based interventions and connecting patients with community resources. The role supports physical health interventions and assists younger adults with SMI transitioning between services.
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate relevant training
- Extensive community mental health care experience with adults living with serious mental illness
- Experience in primary care setting
- Extensive experience of delivering person centred interventions with people living with serious mental illness
- Experience of delivering psychosocial intervention with adults who have serious mental illness
- Qulaification
- Relevant professional qualification
- Post graduate relevant training
- Extensive community mental health care experience with adults living with serious mental illness
- Experience in primary care setting
- Extensive experience of delivering person centred interventions with people living with serious mental illness
- Experience of delivering psychosocial intervention with adults who have serious mental illness
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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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Primary Care
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
This role of Specialist Mental Health Practitioner for Primary Care is fundamental to the development and leadership of innovative new teams and integrated mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (PCNs). The role promotes and provides early assessment, treatment and improved access to evidence-based interventions for people with SMI. The role will help people to focus on achievable goals and access local community resources. The service will be for people over 18 years old (including carers) with a specific focus on:
Those with mental health needs that exceed the access criteria for IAPT and do not meet the access criteria for secondary carePeople with serious or significant mental illness (SMI) who are in recovery and relatively stable in secondary care mental health services who could be cared for within primary carePeople with SMI who are eligible for an annual health check and medication review and improved access to physical health interventionsYounger adults with SMI (18-25years) particularly those transitioning between children's and adult servicesThose diagnosed with, or presenting with traits of, personality disorder who will benefit from enhanced support across primary care through the MHICS team
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