Senior Primary Care Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary
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 play an active part in the development of systems and processes which support care delivery within these teams. You will require good communication skills and be able to build positive partnerships with key stakeholders in primary and secondary care. You will work collaboratively with Solent Mind and have peer recovery workers work alongside practitioners in the surgery.

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.

Main duties of the job
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 play an active part in the development of systems and processes which support care delivery within these teams. You will require good communication skills and be able to build positive partnerships with key stakeholders in primary and secondary care. You will work collaboratively with Solent Mind and have peer recovery workers work alongside practitioners in the surgery.

About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details
Date posted: 07 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Based on full time hours
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 348-SSW-12477
Job locations: Cannon House, 6 Cannon Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5PQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
• Computer skills
• 2 years post qualifying experience
• Mentorship course
• Clinical supervision training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Cannon House, 6 Cannon Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 5PQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager Emma Jones View email address on meeveem.com 023380878040

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.