Mental Health Lead

This role will be based in South Sefton. An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Step Forward Team as a Mental Health Lead working across the local division footprint. The post will be based on a neighbourhood level, delivering a population-based approach to care focusing on prevention and early intervention for mental health.

We are looking to recruit x 1 fixed term/secondment Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner to cover maternity leave within the Step Forward Team and be part of and lead the development of the service. Using senior level leadership and clinical skills you will input to provide seamless, integrated, responsive and holistic care throughout each service user's individual journey. The role will focus on the interface between Primary and Secondary care, adopting a collaborative care model to ensure that we provide access to rapid evidence-based clinical input and specialist clinical support when appropriate.

• You will be working in primary care settings with specific PCNs, Integrated Care Teams and Community Mental Health Teams/other specialist teams.
• The post requires working autonomously and as part of a team. Resilience and adaptability in approach are expected as well as the ability to offer and receive support from colleagues within the team.
• You will be expected to spend time developing good working relationships with colleagues across Primary and Secondary care, VCSFE and local networks to facilitate collaborative integrated working.
• The Step Forward Mental Health Team are also responsible for the triaging and routine assessments of all local referrals into mental health services.

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. 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.

• Skills: Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally. Possess good listening and negotiation skills. Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Professional attitude. Flexibility. Good interpersonal skills. Leadership skills.
• Knowledge/Experience: Proven experience of leadership and management of clinical care within the community setting. Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff. Knowledge of developments in community care and of health legislation. Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the community team.
• Qualifications: Registered Mental Health Nurse or appropriate professional qualification. Significant demonstrable post-registration experience within mental health services. Evidence of post-registration study/continuing professional development.
• Values: Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm, Support, High professional standards, Responsive to service users, Engaging leadership style, Strong customer service belief, Transparency and honesty, Discreet, Change oriented.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.