Mental Health Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Le Liverpool Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) recrute un praticien Band 6. Le rôle implique des évaluations spécialisées et la planification de soins dans un environnement d'assistance à domicile, en collaboration avec divers services. Une opportunité pour ceux qui aspirent à un travail dynamique et impliqué dans les soins centrés sur la personne.

Qualifications

• Expérience en soins de santé mentale.
• Capacité à travailler en équipe et à collaborer avec divers services.

Responsibilities

• Effectuer des évaluations des besoins de soins et élaborer des programmes de soins.
• Former et conseiller les collègues de la police sur la santé mentale.
• Fournir un soutien à domicile aux usagers en évitant l'hospitalisation.

Skills

Évaluations face-à-face

Évaluation spécialisée en santé mentale

Planification centrée sur la personne

Collaboration interservices

Job description

Liverpool Crisis Resolution Home Treatment (CRHT) is currently recruiting a Band 6 practitioner to join the team.

CRHT operates 24/7 and provides intensive home support as an alternative to hospital admission. The team collaborates with various services to support service users at home.

The post involves working on a rotational shift basis, including weekends and nights, based on service demands.

The post holder will assess care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate care programs within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC).

They will operate as part of an integrated Home Treatment Service and must be flexible in delivering care across different environments.

The team assesses and provides treatment to service users with complex needs, considering alternatives to admission where possible.

The post requires demonstrating respect for service users’ choices, working alongside them and their carers to ensure person-centered care planning.

Responsibilities include face-to-face assessments, specialist mental health assessments, sharing information with police, and acting in an advisory capacity regarding mental health law. The role also involves delivering training to police colleagues and signposting to partner agencies.

Mersey Care is a large provider of physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people and covering regions including North Wales and the Midlands. The trust offers inpatient and community services, including high secure mental health facilities.

We are committed to 'perfect care'—safe, effective, timely, equitable, and efficient—and support staff to deliver high-quality services in partnership with service users, families, and carers. We are also undertaking organizational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Alice Broadbent
• Job Title: Clinical Team Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]