Mental Health Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the North West is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join their Liverpool Crisis Resolution Home Treatment team. This entry-level position involves assessing care needs, developing care plans, and providing intensive home support to service users. The role requires flexibility for shift work, including nights and weekends, and emphasizes collaboration with service users and their families to ensure effective care delivery.

Qualifications

• Entry level role requiring mental health assessments and care planning.
• Participation in a 24-hour roster system is required.

Responsibilities

• Assessing care needs and developing care programs.
• Supporting police with mental health law information sharing.
• Delivering training and education to police colleagues.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Care Planning

Collaboration

Job description

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

CRHT operates on a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week basis. It offers intensive home support to service users as an alternative to hospital admission, working collaboratively with various services to support service users at home.

The post holder will work on a rotational shift basis, including weekends and nights, based on service demands.

The responsibilities include assessing care needs, developing, implementing, and evaluating care programs within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC).

The role involves operating as part of an integrated Home Treatment Service, with flexibility to deliver care in various environments.

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

The post holder must respect and value service users’ choices, working alongside them and their carers to ensure they are central to care planning.

Participation in a 24-hour roster system, on a rotational basis, is required.

Core duties include face-to-face and specialist mental health assessments, supporting police with information sharing, advising on mental health law, delivering training and education to police colleagues, and referring to partner agencies.

Mersey Care is a leading 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.

We offer a range of inpatient and community services, including high secure mental health facilities, supporting physical health, mental health, learning disabilities, addiction, and brain injury.

Our commitment to ‘perfect care’ emphasizes safety, effectiveness, positive experience, timeliness, equity, and efficiency. We support staff development and work closely with service users, families, and carers to improve services.

Flexible working requests are welcomed and will be considered.

For more information or informal visits, contact:

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

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Healthcare Provider
• Industries: Health, Wellness & Fitness