Mental Health Practitioner in St Helens

Main area: Crisis Resolution Home Treatment - Mental Health Services

Grade Band: 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work including weekends and nights)

Job ref: 350-MHC6569750-B

Site: Harry Blackman House

Town: St Helens

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 26/12/2024 23:59

Interview date: 08/01/2025

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.

Job overview:

Mid CRHT are currently looking to recruit Band 6 practitioners to join the team. CRHT operates on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis. CRHT offers to provide intensive home support to service users as an alternative to hospital admission. CRHT work collaboratively with a variety of services to support service users at home. The post holder will be expected to work on a rotational shift basis in accordance with service demands, this includes working weekends and night shifts.

Main duties of the job:

• The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC).
• The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Home Treatment Service but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of environments.
• The core roles include face to face assessment, specialist mental health assessments, supporting and sharing information with the wider police community and acting in an advisory capacity for people in conjunction with mental health law.

Working for our organisation:

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. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Formulate, contribute to, and participate in, the development and implementation of assessment and care planning systems in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Manage a case load within the Crisis Resolution /Home Treatment Team.
• Carry out generic and specialist assessments, including risk and provide therapeutic interventions/home treatments.
• Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
• Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
• Act as knowledge resource in specialist area of practice to other team members and other agencies as required.

Person specification:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or Dip.SW/CQSW, Dip.COT/SROT
• Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development
• Approved training in phlebotomy

• Experience of Mental Health assessments
• Knowledge of developments in community care and of mental health legislation.
• Experience of Crisis Intervention

• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally
• Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills
• Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.