About this role
Job summary
The Crisis Response and home Treatment Team offers an alternative to the 9-5 working
The team is a pan Borough service working across the four Boroughs .
The team offer urgent mental health assessments and have an extensive home treatment offer supporting complex young people in the community
As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
You will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultation and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency
As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide high quality, evidence-based care for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services. To carry out duties as a practitioner under the supervision of a mentor.
To function as an associate nurse/named nurse/care coordinator/ to service users assisting in assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care. Where appropriate, to take part in a 24-hour system of rostering including internal rotation.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full detailsand requirementsof the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Appropriate professional qualification by RMN, AHP Social Worker
Desirable
Degree Evidence of post registration study. Approved training in CYPMHS
Experience Essential
Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems Effective Care Co-ordination Care Planning and evaluation Quality and clinical audit
Desirable
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working with young people Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit
Skills Essential
Able to communicate effectively. Possess good listening and negotiation skills Ability to work as a member of a team Professional attitude Flexibility Possess a caring, compassionate and empathic attitude
Values Essential
Continuous Improvement Accountability Respect Enthusiasm Support
Knowledge Essential
Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
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 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Knowsley Recourse and Recovery Centre
Dragon Lane
Whiston
L355DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)