Mental Health Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Liverpool is seeking Mental Health Practitioners for the Merseyside Liaison and Diversion Service. The role involves conducting assessments for individuals with mental health issues in court and custody settings. Candidates must be registered practitioners with relevant experience. Join a trusted organization committed to delivering 'perfect care' and supporting staff in their professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered practitioner in mental health (Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist).
• Experience working with various mental health conditions.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments at courts and custody suites.
• Identify and assess individuals with mental health problems.
• Collaborate with service users, families, and carers.

Skills

Registered Mental Health Practitioner

Experience in mental health care

Ability to work with diverse populations

Education

Post registration study in mental health

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Mental Health Practitioners to join the Merseyside Liaison and Diversion Service including RECONNECT Service. The role will provide timely access to assessments within Liverpool and Wirral Magistrates courts, Liverpool and Wirral custody suites, and HMP Walton and Altcourse. Liaison and diversion and RECONNECT is a process whereby people of all ages with mental health problems, learning disabilities, substance misuse problems and other vulnerabilities are identified and assessed as early as possible as they pass through the youth and adult criminal justice systems.

You will be a registered practitioner within mental health (Allied Health Professions: Mental Health Nurse; Social Worker; Occupational Therapist; Learning disability Nurse) with evidence of post registration study / continuing professionaldevelopment. You will have evidence of experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings.

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.