Posted April 9, 2024
Job title: Band 6 Lead Practitioner
Band: 6
Location: Crawley
Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00
Pay : £30 per hour.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the secondary care mental health service, acting as a link clinician to primary care teams. Clinical work will be carried out within primary care settings.
To work with GPs and primary care teams, specifically colleagues in IAPT (Time to talk), providing support, advice, consultation and shared care for adults, regardless of age and diagnosis, presenting with a functional mental illness, to enable safe management of clients within primary care.
To work in partnership with GPs and other primary care colleagues around individual patients and to work jointly with them to develop care plans for the client.
To assess individuals with complex presentations, prior to referral to secondary care and if required, directing them into the appropriate specialist service within secondary care ensuring they are not passed between services.
To maintain a close working relationship with local secondary care teams, keeping them informed of developments within primary care.
Why Athona:
Athona Recruitment is one of the UKs leading healthcare recruitment agencies, with a reputation for building professional and personable relationships with our candidates and Trusts nationwide. We work with all Trusts across London and the Home Counties and pride ourselves on our outstanding communication. You will always have one dedicated point of contact and out of hours’ support is available 24/7.
Negotiable excellent rates of pay, with weekly payroll
You’ll always have one point of contact and 24/7 out of hours support is available
Exclusive access to training webinars worth CPD points
Welfare and wellbeing support from our charity partner
Benefit from our exclusive discount codes
On-framework agency
Referral scheme – £300 for RMNs & £100 for HCAs
If this job sounds of interest to you, get in touch by applying today to find out more.
