Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

First Response Practitioner/Clinician - Band 5/6

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Job summary

Mersey Care's Urgent care First Response Service are looking to take on motivated and enthusiastic individual's to join its MDT team.

The post is ideal for somebody with a particular interest with urgent care . Prior knowledge and experience not essential, so applicants welcome at band 5 or 6, but all candidates should be able to work non-defensively through emotionally challenging situations, and openly reflect on their work and and working relationships within the team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

The post holder will be expected to participate in a 24hr roster system 7 Days a week, on a rotational basis as and when the service demands.

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. The role also involves delivering training and education to police colleague's and signposting to appropriate partner agencies.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

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.

Date posted

15 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £42,618 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC5807817

Job locations

First Response Service

Clock View Hospital

Liverpool

L9 1EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

The first response service has a 24/7 telephone crisis line and also offers mental health assessments to service users in need. You would be expected to carry out generic and specialist assessments, including risk and provide therapeutic interventions within the most appropriate setting in accordance with the service users and/or carers needs. Assess whether users can be managed safely within the community promoting quicker recovery. Assess Risks and collaboratively develop safety plans with users/carers. Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals to other services .

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

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Essential

Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker

Desirable

Evidence of post registration study

Person Specification

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Essential

Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker

Desirable

Evidence of post registration study

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

First Response Service

Clock View Hospital

Liverpool

L9 1EP

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

First Response Service

Clock View Hospital

Liverpool

L9 1EP

Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)