# Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/06c974e2-eedd-4529-97be-1ac74a88e855 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/06c974e2-eedd-4529-97be-1ac74a88e855.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per anum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T23:02:34.497Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/St_Helens/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/St_Helens_Recovery_Mental_Health_Services/St_Helens_Recovery_Mental_Health_Services-v8026699 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8026699?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non -verbally. - Being responsive and flexible, seeing change as an opportunity to improve services - Ability to lead the process of standard setting and audit - Leadership Skills - Ability to work within a divisional management team, be able to generate own workload and ability to work to strict deadlines. - Ability to build purposeful relationships with a range of both internal and external to the organisation. - Proven knowledge of relevant mental health legislation. - Demonstrate knowledge of CPA ECC guidelines. - Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to junior staff - Demonstrate a good knowledge of professional Codes of Conduct and Staffs’ responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base ### Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously across the organisation/boundaries and with other agencies - Experience of using Incident Reporting Systems e.g. DATIX - Experience of undertaking and involvement in Serious Untoward Incident Reviews - Evidence of experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings. **Desirable** - Knowledge of right care right person ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in mental health. - Evidence of leadership and management skills. - Evidence of experience of managing cases & case loads - Evidence of supervising staff. - Experience of working in partnership with other agencies and service users and carers - Experience of audit/research and working knowledge of clinical governance. - Experience in change management and policy formulation ### Qualifications **Essential** - Appropriate professional qualification or experience at Degree Level e.g. RMN, AHP, Social Worker - Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g. Mentorship in Practice **Desirable** - Working towards master level education ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10317520) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 339.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321534) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.