Enhanced Practice Mental Health Nurse - Primary Care

As a Mental Health Nurse working at Enhanced Level Practice (level 7), you'll play a central role in delivering the PCN's mental health offer acting as a first point of contact for patients with mental health concerns in primary care.

This role operates within a busy primary care

environment, where timely access and early intervention are key. Clinicians

work within structured clinic templates, supporting a consistent and manageable

flow of patients.

Up to approximately 80 appointment slots per

week will be available within your clinic template. As is typical in primary

care, not all patients attend, and not all slots will be filled. This generally

equates to delivering around 13-14 patient contacts per day across a mix of new

assessments and follow-ups.

You'll be supported to deliver high-quality,

structured consultations that prioritise safe, effective, and person-centred

care, while helping patients access the right support at the right time.

You will support patients presenting with

conditions such as depression, anxiety, sleep issues, and adjustment disorders,

while maintaining strong relationships with local Community Mental Health Teams

and VCSE partners.

The focus of the role is on high-quality assessment,

formulation, risk management, and brief intervention rather than long-term

therapeutic work. You will be confident in making clear clinical decisions,

holding clinical uncertainty, and supporting patients to the most appropriate

onward pathway where needed.

You'll help reduce referrals to crisis or specialist

services by offering proactive, preventative, and person-centred care. You'll

be expected to work at enhanced level: managing complexity, leading service

development, and actively shaping a population-based mental health offer.

Clinical Practice

• Deliver timely, person-centred care for adults

with mental health needs referred from within the PCN - through GP triage,

direct referral, or proactive outreach.

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments

and develop shared care plans with patients.

• Completing Mental Health care plans to support

QOF indicators

• Deliver brief interventions, psychoeducation,

and proactive medication support (if trained).

• Refer and signpost to Talking Therapies, CMHTs,

crisis services, and VCSE organisations as appropriate.

• Work collaboratively with GPs, ANPs, Social

Prescribers, OTs, and other team members to plan joined-up care.

• Work autonomously with confidence to manage

complexity and psychosocial need.

• Apply holistic clinical reasoning and shared

decision-making to develop meaningful care plans.

• Apply safeguarding principles and act quickly

when crises arise.

• Actively contribute to mental health MDTs and

population health discussions at PCN level.

Evidence, Research, and Development

• Contribute to service development, quality

improvement, and mental health strategy alignment.

• Promote public mental health, prevention, and

early intervention as part of population health goals.

• Identifying high-risk populations, promoting

mental wellbeing, and tackling social determinants of mental health (e.g.

loneliness, housing, debt)

• Act as a clinical role model within the MDT,

supporting professional development and reflective practice.

• Record activity and outcomes in line with

reporting requirements.

Key skills and attributes

• You thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume clinical

environment and are confident delivering safe, effective care within

time-limited consultations.

• You communicate clearly and effectively,

building strong relationships with internal teams, PCNs, and external

stakeholders - both verbally and in writing.

• You are a natural people person and team player

who enjoys motivating and supporting others to deliver high-quality outcomes on

time.

• You take pride in running a tight ship,

demonstrating strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and proactive

planning.

• You are tech-savvy, quickly learning new

systems, policies, and programmes and using data confidently to inform

decision-making and service improvements.

• You excel at problem-solving, applying logical

thinking to overcome challenges and implement effective solutions.

• You are self-reflective and committed to

continuous professional development, motivated to grow both your clinical

expertise and leadership capabilities.

• You understand and adhere to legal, ethical,

professional, and organisational policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.

• You have proficiency with MS Office and other IT

tools, including HR databases and digital collaboration platforms.

Promni Health reflects who we are today;

a fully managed clinical service provider working exclusively with the NHS to

deliver high-quality diverse clinical service solutions aligned to local needs;

delivering across primary care, community and neighbourhood health systems.

Our services are recognised as

best-in-class for our industry, recently winning the 'Best in Primary Care

& Diagnostics' LaingBuisson Awards in 2023 and 2025 awards. HSJ Independent

Healthcare Provider Finalists in 2025 and 2026; including our Outstanding Contribution

to Preventative Care. Healthinvestor

award finalists 2026.

We directly employ

over 400 talented clinician (First Contact Practitioners, Enhanced Practice Nurses,

Podiatrists, Occupational Therapists & Advanced Practitioners) serving 1000+ GP

practices and a patient population of over 9 million. We conduct over 1 million patient consultation appointments per year.

Voted UKs best

workplaces/best for development with a clinical staff retention

rate of over 80%.

Essential: - Able to demonstrate proven experience supporting adults with mental health needs, ideally in a community or primary care setting.; - Possess a deep understanding of common mental health conditions and evidence-based interventions.; - Excellent communication, triage and consultation skills.; - Able to work independently while contributing to a wider MDT; - Possess an up-to-date CPD portfolio demonstrating that you have knowledge of the Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework and able to demonstrate your ability to operate at enhanced level practice.

Desirable: - Experience working within or alongside a GP practice.

Essential: - Registered Mental Health Nurse with the NMC.; - Independent Prescribing (V300) qualification.