Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner

Merseycare; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services is seeking a Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner to support young adults transitioning into adult mental health services. This vital role involves engaging with young adults and their families to create personalized transition plans, ensuring a smooth shift from children's to adult services. The ideal candidate will have a degree-level qualification, relevant professional registration, and experience in mental health care. Join a committed team that values diversity and strives for excellence in care delivery, making a significant impact on the lives of young people in the community.

Qualifications

• Degree level training or equivalent required.
• Professional registration and at least one year of post-registration experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation of NICE Quality Statements for transition.
• Ensure coordinated transition plans and support for young people.

Skills

Independence

Collaborative Engagement

Risk Management

Education

Degree level training

Professional registration (NMC, Social Work England, etc.)

Post-registration experience

Job description

Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner

Band 6

Main area: Transition and Recovery - Mental Health Services

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 350-MHC6789751

Site: Brooker Centre

Town: Runcorn

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59

Interview date: 06/01/2025

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.

Job overview

The Mental Health Recovery Team/CMHT are looking to recruit a band 6 Mental Health Transition Practitioner to support transition for young adults aged 18-25 into the CMHT/Recovery Team and connect the young adult to their chosen pathway and interventions.

The successful applicant will engage the young adult, carer, and referrer prior to referral, where possible, and support the young adult to make informed decisions around their treatment plan and transition. The Transition Practitioner will strive to achieve the transition standards identified by NICE and will ensure the Mersey Care principles of transition are promoted.

Main duties of the job

The Transition Practitioner will work within the CMHT/Recovery but will display initiative and flexibility to support all potential referrals of young adults, 18-25 years of age. They will support young adults for a limited time period until the young adult has successfully achieved their transition goals and begun treatment within the team.

The Transition Practitioner will regularly analyse the performance against the transition standards to understand where quality improvements can be made and to help shape the role across Community Mental Health Services.

Working for our organisation

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.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner will support transition for Children and Young People, aged 18-25, from Mersey Care Children and Young Persons Services (CYPS) and Alder Hey to Adult Community Mental Health Services.

Principal Responsibilities:

1. To oversee the implementation of NICE Quality Statements for transition for children and young people.
2. To ensure young people have a coordinated transition plan and annual meetings to review transition planning.
3. To provide support as a named worker for young people moving from children to adults’ services.
4. To ensure transition support is person-centred and developmentally appropriate.
5. To facilitate integrated working between health and social care services.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree level training or equivalent.
• Professional registration i.e. NMC, Social Work England, Occupational Health and Care Professions Council.
• At least one year of post-registration knowledge and experience.
• Evidence of CPD and working towards master level qualification.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of providing care for people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of developing and implementing collaborative care plans.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to engage service users and carers collaboratively.
• Ability to identify and implement risk management strategies.

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.