Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol PCN
Stoke
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide your mental health expertise working in Primary Care as part of a General Practice team.
This role will be based in S. Glos., Stoke Gifford & Conygre Medical Practice. The Mental Health practitioner (MHP) facilitates early MH access and support via face to face and telephone appointments.
We are redesigning our community mental health services so that, in future, people receive a personalized, preventative and proactive integrated approach. Primary Care, voluntary services and AWP are working together to provide a one team approach for our local populations and your role as a Mental Health Practitioner in is key to the success of this approach.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the surgery and alongside our communities and local authorities with patients and their families making sure that issues such as housing, debt, carer fatigue and addictions are addressed at the same time as mental health problems.
As a Mental Health Practitioner (social worker/occupational therapist/mental health nurse) you will be working with a range of other professionals including GPs and care navigators to combine the existing services and provide a one team approach. Delivering care from GP's surgeries, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of local service provision moving forward.
SGlos PCN & AWP are committed to providing high-quality care for our population and work collaboratively to provide excellent care and reduce the impact of health inequalities across our patient population. We are also committed to being good employers. Staff have the right to be treated fairly in recruitment and career progression. Staff can expect to work in an environment where diversity is valued, and equality of opportunity is promoted. Staff will not be discriminated against on any grounds including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We expect all staff to treat patients and colleagues with dignity and respect.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
29 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
342-BR127-0725
Job locations
Primary Care - The Stokes & Conygre Medical Centre
Stoke Gifford. Bristol
BS34 8UE
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year
