Early Intervention in Psychosis Team Leader
The closing date is 02 October 2025
Job summary
Please note this is a community based role which will requires the post holder to regularly travel between multiple sites.
We have a fantastic opportunity that has arisen in the Early Intervention in Psychosis Team - Liverpool based in Baird House.
The successful candidate will work as part of an experienced and supportive leadership team in Baird House. A Hub that also incorporates two other community based mental health teams. The successful candidate will be able to access support from both the Operational Manager and their band 7 colleagues.
EIT Liverpool is a well established team with a skilled multi-disciplinary group of staff including a Senior Advanced Practitioner and experienced medical leads.
Our staff within the team pride themselves on delivering exceptional mental health care.
The successful candidate will be expected to deliver high quality team leadership and adhere to the national guidance standards that acknowledges the specialism of this service. There will also be an opportunity to support Transformation and the newly defined Community Mental Health Framework and leading staff to embed new ways of working to support the community we serve.
The successful candidate will be supported in their role and encouraged to develop the role and their professional skills. We strongly encourage interested candidates to visit, call or spend some time with us finding out about the work and values of the team as part of the application.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical and managerial leadership within EIT across the entire Liverpool catchment area. To work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure a consistent approach to the care of Service Users.
To build effective relationships with other care providers and ensure that views of Service Users, Carers, relatives and friends are given appropriate recognition.
To influence and shape evidence based clinical practice and to take a lead role in the implementation and support change
To operate in a role that is primarily therapeutic in nature developing effective relationships with Service User in a variety of care settings.
To adhere to the ethos, national targets and standards of EIT
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
25 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-MHC7474372-A
Job locations
Baird House
Liverpool Innovation Park Edge Lane
Liverpool
L7 9NJ
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Baird House
Liverpool Innovation Park Edge Lane
Liverpool
L7 9NJ
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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