Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

We are pleased to announce x2 Mental Health Practitioner Posts.  This is an exciting opportunity to join our St Helens Recovery Team.  You will positively impact the lives of individuals who face complex, severe and enduring mental health conditions. We work collaboratively with other services, external agencies, families and carers to identify personalised goals and tailored support to aid a positive journey and recovery.

As a valued member of our team, you have the autonomy to deliver high quality care while also benefiting from a collaborative team approach. You will hold a caseload of service users whilst drawing upon other disciplines within the team in providing comprehensive assessments advice and treatment.

Main duties of the job

To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager.

To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that unqualified staff are delivering care as identified in the care plan.

To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.

To undertake and supervise risk assessments and formulation of risk management plan for service users under your care, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team, family members carers and significant others.

To ensure Safeguarding Children and Adults requirements are followed and participate in meetings as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.

Service users receiving a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination and harm.

Staff engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.

Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled throughout the division for all managers

The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.

To provide high quality, evidence based care within Positive Care Partnerships for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services.

To work in a socially inclusive way and in line with the recovery model.

To function as named nurse/care coordinator to service users undertaking assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care.

To participate as an active member of the multi disciplinary team.

To provide advice, expertise and leadership within your team.

To supervise care for service users presenting with complex and high risk needs.

To work autonomously, reaching clinically appropriate decisions based on information received and using the knowledge and experience of the multi disciplinary team.

To be qualified to act as a mentor for students.