Mental Health Practitioner

This is a fully Remote Locum position. We require a Minimum of 16 hours per week - up to full time hours - Service opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08.00-20.00

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality mental health support through innovative digital platforms? As aMental Health Practitioner, you will be thefirst point of contactfor patients experiencing mental health concerns, providing compassionate, patient-centred care via video and telephone consultations.

This role allows you towork independentlywhile benefiting fromclinical supervision and multidisciplinary support. You will collaborate closely with GPs, conductingmental health assessmentsand making evidence-based treatment recommendations to support primary care mental health conditions. Your interventions will play a crucial role inenhancing patient well-beingand ensuring timely escalations when needed.

About Us

GPDQ provides nationwide healthcare services for individuals, businesses, and the NHS. Led by NHS GP, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr Anshu Bhagat, with services delivered by a multidisciplinary team, we harness the benefits of technology to deliver better local access to healthcare. Our services include GP consultations, physiotherapy, mental health, audiology, health checks, blood tests, vaccinations and more. Consultations take place online, at home or in a clinic with a GPDQ vetted GMC-registered NHS GP or highly skilled multidisciplinary team member.

Your Responsibilities

Conduct initial remote assessmentsfor patients experiencing mental health concerns.

Performholistic assessmentsaddressing physical, mental, social, and well-being needs.

Useevidence-based, patient-centered principlesto assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.

Providehealth promotion and self-care advice, empowering patients to manage their mental health effectively.

Escalate careappropriately based on clinical need and complexity.

Liaise with clinical leadershipand multidisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards of patient care.

Act as akey point of contactfor patients regarding mental health and well-being concerns.

Support and manage patients in crisis, making timely and appropriate referrals.

Signpost patientsto the most suitable services or care settings.

Stayup to date with current clinical practicesand developments in mental health care.

Participate inregular clinical supervision, contributing to service improvements and best practices.

Experience & Attributes

NMC-Registered Mental Health Nurse (MHP)with a minimum oftwo years' experienceinPrimary Care or General Practice, working atBand 8a or above.

Independent Non-Medical Prescriber (V300) - (Desirable)

Experiencemanaging a caseloadin a mental health setting.

Strongcare planning and risk assessmentskills.

Experience working withinmulti-disciplinary mental health services.

experience inprimary care settings.

Experience conductingremote assessmentsvia telephone or video consultations.

Evidence ofongoing professional development, including relevant training.

Significant post-registration experiencein a mental health setting.

Key Skills & Knowledge

Strong knowledge ofmental health conditions, assessment frameworks, and evidence-based interventions.

Understanding ofclinical governance principlesin a digital healthcare setting.

Proficiency inclinical IT systems.

Ability towork effectively under pressureand manage multiple patient needs.

Commitment topatient-centred careand ongoing learning.

Strongcommunication skills, ensuring clear and empathetic interactions with patients.

Why Join Us?

Be part of asupportive teamthat makes a difference in healthcare, Flexible working, A chance todevelop and growin a fast-moving organisation.

Our reason for being:

We help people to stay healthy by revolutionising access to primary healthcare in the home, workplace and community.

Our Core values

Care: we make people feel genuinely cared for

Efficiency: we seek out efficiencies to improve healthcare

Innovation: we relentlessly innovate and adapt to meet patient/ customer needs

Collaboration: we work with partners to enhance healthcare delivery

Dedication: we use our professional skills to help others live their best lives

Equality & Diversity

GPDQ is an equal opportunities employer. We understand that not all people are the same and it is our mission to help support people in their journey. We pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and we have a commitment to equality and diversity amongst both our employees and prospective applicants; we ensure that all applicants are treated fairly throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation; or any other basis prohibited by law.