Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Practitioner - Community Division
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 350-CC6340631-A
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Knowsley Resource and Recovery centre
- Town
- Prescot
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/08/2024
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
Band 5
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified practitioner to join the Knowsley Children and Young People's Mental Health Service on a fixed term basis.
We are a very experienced, multi disciplinary team that are committed to providing excellent care and treatment for children and young people with mental health difficulties taking into consideration the Thrive Model.
The successful candidate should have previous experience in working with children and young people as well as families, although this is not essential. They will be able to work well as part of a team and be confident to work independently when required.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide high quality, evidence-based care for children and young people, and their families/carers within our community service. They will carry out duties as a practitioner under the supervision of a mentor.
They will function as a care co-ordinator to children and young people, assisting in assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care.
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 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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see a detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification on the attached documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Appropriate professional qualification RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable criteria
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study
- Approved training in CYPMHS
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- Effective Care Co-ordination
- Care Planning and evaluation
- Quality and clinical audit
- Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with young people
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit
Values
Essential criteria
- 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
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Professional attitude
- Flexibility
- Possess a caring, compassionate and empathic attitude
- Access to transport
- On going post-registration development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alana Waring
- Job title
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 351 8610
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