Triage Mental Health Practitioner

• Receive and triage GP referrals, completing comprehensive psychosocial assessments to identify presenting issues, risks, and care needs.
• Act as a liaison point for GP practices, offering support for patients with complex mental health needs and co-morbidities.
• Screen routine and enhanced referrals, determining suitability for primary care management in line with thresholds and available resources.
• Facilitate timely onward referrals and rapid access to Hub pathways, specialist teams, or external agencies.
• Ensure early identification and fast-tracking of individuals showing signs of severe mental illness or high-risk concerns.
• Respond promptly to safeguarding issues, ensuring appropriate escalation and compliance with safeguarding procedures.
• Refer patients with common mental health problems to psychological therapies or other relevant support services.
• Maintain high standards of practice using a psychosocial, problem-solving, and evaluative approach.
• Use a range of therapeutic techniques and evidence-based interventions aligned with patient needs.
• Demonstrate cultural competence, recognising social determinants of mental health and respecting diverse values, beliefs, and practices.
• Engage in regular clinical supervision to support safe, effective, and reflective practice.

• Free access to our Staff and Wellbeing serviceto ensure that you are always looking after yourself
• Commitment tocareer mappingto ensure continuous professional development including opportunities within the Trust
• On-siteshadowing opportunitiesincluding HTT, Psych Liaison and many more
• An opportunity to work with afriendly, dynamic, passionate and diverse teamwho are committed to looking after each other as well as their patients
• Excellentstaff benefits: our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, blue light card, discounts at Nando's and Superdrug, mobile phone contracts and much more!
• Award-winning Staff Networks
• Hidden Gem & annualaward ceremonies

Essential

• Current Professional Qualification in Mental Health Nursing.
• Registration must be live with UK NMC professional body.
• Evidence of post registration training and CPD.

Essential

• Experience of working in multidisciplinary mental health team with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems
• Extensive post-registration experience

Desirable

• Work with clients with acute/severe and enduring mental health problems who are homeless/rootless
• Work with people experiencing mental health crisis
• Supervision of students and junior staff.
• Audit and research
• Working with people who use substances
• Teaching

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report writing and presentations / IT skills.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a comprehensive care package for the identified client group, using a wide range of resources.
• Able to develop a comprehensive programme of intervention and support for the identified client group and their families
• Ability to carry out a comprehensive assessment and make autonomous plans
• Skills in risk assessment and management.
• Can demonstrate understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers.
• Knowledge of current legislation and guidance applicable to this client group.
• Can demonstrate understanding of the needs of diverse groups, e.g. residents of inner city; black and minority ethnic groups, and skills in engaging with them
• Skills in psychosocial interventions.
• Able to build constructive relationships with clients and carers using warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.