Senior First Contact Mental Health Practitioner

Posting date20 October 2025

Closing date19/11/2025 13:26:54

Salary£47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year, £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year

LocationWolverhampton, WV4 5HN

CompanyNHS Jobs

Job typePermanent

HoursFull Time

Reference17333569

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Undertake clinical duties within a GP practice as an autonomous Mental Health practitioner working independently, offering a comprehensive triage (including risk assessment) without the need to see a GP first. These appointments are typically 30-minutes with patients aged 16 & over and through a range of contact mechanisms such as face to face, telephone calls & home visits (where appropriate). You will diagnose (within scope of practice) and develop appropriate management plans based evidence based practice/ NICE guidance In addition to risk assessments, you will also provide short term risk management intervention(s) when safe to do so within a primary care setting, working with patients and their significant others to develop risk management plans, which, may include safety planning and self-harm management. Identify when risk cannot be managed safely in primary care and make appropriate and timely referrals to specialist mental health services, ensuring the safety of patients is maintained and close liaison with these services. You will be required to make referrals to many different services across primary and secondary care mental health services, 3rd sector and health and social care services.

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