Early Intervention in Psychosis Team Leader | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Liverpool seeks a candidate for a leadership role within the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team. The successful applicant will provide clinical guidance and work within a skilled, multi-disciplinary team to enhance mental health care delivery. Candidates are encouraged to explore the role’s responsibilities, including engagement with Service Users and adherence to national standards. Flexible working options available. Apply by October 2, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership within EIT across the Liverpool catchment area.
• Build effective relationships with care providers and ensure appropriate recognition of Service Users' views.
• Influence evidence-based clinical practice and support change.
• Develop therapeutic relationships with Service Users in various care settings.
• Adhere to the ethos, national targets, and standards of EIT.

Job description

Overview

Please note this is a community based role which will requires the post holder to regularly travel between multiple sites.

We have a fantastic opportunity that has arisen in the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team - Liverpool based in Baird House.

The successful candidate will work as part of an experienced and supportive leadership team in Baird House. A Hub that also incorporates two other community based mental health teams. The successful candidate will be able to access support from both the Operational Manager and their band 7 colleagues.

Team and Role

EIT Liverpool is a well established team with a skilled multi-disciplinary group of staff including a Senior Advanced Practitioner and experienced medical leads.

Our staff within the team pride themselves on delivering exceptional mental health care.

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high quality team leadership and adhere to the national guidance standards that acknowledges the specialism of this service. There will also be an opportunity to support Transformation and the newly defined Community Mental Health Framework and leading staff to embed new ways of working to support the community we serve.

The successful candidate will be supported in their role and encouraged to develop the role and their professional skills. We strongly encourage interested candidates to visit, call or spend some time with us finding out about the work and values of the team as part of the application.

Responsibilities

• To provide clinical and managerial leadership within EIT across the entire Liverpool catchment area. To work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure a consistent approach to the care of Service Users.
• To build effective relationships with other care providers and ensure that views of Service Users, Carers, relatives and friends are given appropriate recognition.
• To influence and shape evidence based clinical practice and to take a lead role in the implementation and support change
• To operate in a role that is primarily therapeutic in nature developing effective relationships with Service User in a variety of care settings.
• To adhere to the ethos, national targets and standards of EIT

About Mersey Care

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.

Additional information

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further information regarding this exciting role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025