Interim senior spa practitioner ndash; primary care mental health

We are working with an NHS organisation who are seeking to appoint an Interim Senior SPA Practitioner ndash; Primary Care Mental Health. This role will start ASAP and will be for 3 months initially. The role will be at band 7 under the AfC NHSI Agency Capped rates and will be in the Oxfordshire region of the UK. This role is a key role, contributing to the delivery of the organisation rsquo;s primary care mental health service model. This includes the provision of integrated physical and mental health care in a designated Primary Care Network within the area. Key responsibilities will include: Work as part of the MDT to support and advise the Primary Care Team in triage, assessment and treatment of patients needing mental health support; Accept referrals direct from primary care via an agreed route, promote early assessment / treatment, and ensure robust relationships and links with other community-based services; Work with adults (18+) with severe / significant mental illness, whose mental health needs can be best met within primary care and whose difficulties are best understood within a biopsychosocial model; Work closely with colleagues in specialist community mental health services to ensure smooth transitions between teams and services and facilitate an lsquo;easy in, easy out rsquo; approach to improve access to evidence-based interventions; Facilitate mental health and lsquo;strengths - based rsquo; assessments in primary care and support the Primary Care Team in accessing appropriate level of services; Supervise and support junior colleagues within the team. The ideal candidate will have: Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist; Community experience in mental health services for adults and older adults with severe/significant mental illness; Specialist knowledge of person-centred care and its application; Specialist knowledge of psychosocial interventions and their appropriate use; Understanding of the mental health needs of adults; Post graduate education specifically relating to client group; Experience of working in primary and secondary mental health services. If you are interested in the role, please email Toni Coates with a copy of your updated CV to (url removed) along with your availability and rate understanding in line with the above. If you do not receive a response within 72 hours (3 working days) of receipt, please assume that on this particular occasion, your application did not meet the client rsquo;s requirements for this specific role