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Job role: Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Company name: NHS Jobs
Job Location: United Kingdom
Job Sector: Healthcare
Job reference: 354-AN-20930-B
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About 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.
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