Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis Triage Leader

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Senior Nurse Practitioner to join the North First Response Service in Liverpool. The role focuses on triage and assessments for individuals in mental health crisis, requiring resilience, strong problem-solving, and inter-personal skills to support team members and service users.

The post holder will drive quality improvement, uphold Recovery principles, and work with service users and carers to ensure care is person-centred within a physically and

Qualifications

• Experience as a Nurse Practitioner in mental health and crisis triage.
• Strong clinical judgment and risk management abilities.
• Proven leadership and ability to support a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health triage and assess patients in crisis.
• Provide sound clinical and managerial advice to team members.
• Lead on care planning and coordination with service users and carers.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Clinical leadership

Team support

Communication skills

Education

Nurse Practitioner qualification

NMC registration

Tools

EMIS/SystmOne

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Senior Nurse Practitioner to join the North First Response Service in Liverpool. The role focuses on triage and assessments for individuals in mental health crisis, requiring resilience, strong problem-solving, and inter-personal skills to support team members and service users.

The post holder will drive quality improvement, uphold Recovery principles, and work with service users and carers to ensure care is person-centred within a physically and