Overview
Be among the first applicants for an opportunity as a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Knowsley CYPMHS Team at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves working with children and young people with varying mental health issues, providing treatment and therapy to them and their families/carers using the think family approach. The service uses the THRIVE model of care and collaborates closely with partners across the borough; strong communication and organisation are essential. A preceptorship programme is available for newly qualified clinicians during the first 12 months.
Responsibilities
* Hold a caseload of CYP to coordinate their care and treatment
* Assess new cases to ascertain suitability
* Act as part of an MDT to deliver evidence-based treatments and therapies
* Liaise with outside agencies to co-ordinate care
* Act as an advocate for children and young people in your care, ensuring the voice of the child is heard
* Attend meetings and events to develop experience and skills, and share relevant information
* Attend and assist with training
* Ensure safeguarding is considered at every opportunity and follow policies and procedures related to safeguarding concerns
* Follow Mersey Care policies and procedures at all times to ensure safe delivery of care
Qualifications / Experience
* Experience is preferred, but Mersey Care offers a preceptorship programme to develop experience and skills within the first 12 months for newly qualified clinicians
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Ability to work within the THRIVE model of care and the think family approach
About Mersey Care
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 the region. The trust is commissioned for services covering the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. It offers specialist inpatient and community services in physical and mental health, as well as 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. The organisation is committed to the principle of “perfect care” — safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient — and supports staff to deliver high-quality services in partnership with service users, families and carers.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Contact for details
For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Alana Waring, Clinical Team Manager Email: Alana.waring3@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone: 0151 351 8610
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