Specialist Primary Care Mental health Practitioner

We are seeking a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapy team leader to join our primary care Mental Health Team in the heart of Southampton. You will be based within GP surgeries in Central Southampton and working with service users of adult working age with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will contribute to the triage service; offering early assessment, brief interventions and signposting for people with mental health needs in their local communities. You will require good communication skills and be able to build positive partnerships with key stakeholders in primary and secondary care

Only open to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service, Isle of Wight NHS FT or Hampshire Hospitals FT.