# 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/88be288a-cd84-4538-a7cb-8d8c8206cbb1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/88be288a-cd84-4538-a7cb-8d8c8206cbb1.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 annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work including weekends and nights) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T09:31:23.140Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Crisis_Resolution_Home_Treatment_Mental_Health_Services/Crisis_Resolution_Home_Treatment_Mental_Health_Services-v8044677 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044677?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment team (CRHT) are currently looking to recruit Band 6 practitioners to join the team, the footprint covers Liverpool and Sefton. CRHT operates on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis. CRHT offers to provide intensive home support to services users as an alternative to hospital admission.  CRHT work collaboratively with a variety of services to support service users at home. The post holder will be expected to work on a rotational shift basis in accordance with service demands, this includes working weekends and night shifts, ### Main duties of the job The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC). The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Home Treatment Service but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of environments. The team will work to assess and provide treatment to service users with complex needs. Alternative options to admission will be considered where possible. 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Formulate, contribute to, and participate in, the development and implementation of assessment and care planning systems in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team Manage a case load within the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Carry out generic and specialist assessments, including risk and provide therapeutic interventions/ home treatments within the most appropriate setting in accordance with the service users and/or carers’ needs. – Complete Gatekeeping for all Inpatient admission requests across the Merseyside footprint. Assess whether users can be managed safely within the community promoting quicker recovery. Assess Risks and collaboratively develop safety plans with users/carers. Ensure effective liaison with inpatient units across the Trust to facilitate early discharges or to undertake reviews of those users placed out of area. Act as the Duty Practitioner /2nd Duty, as part of a rotational roster. Fully participate in ECC undertaking a care-coordinator role as appropriate Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care. Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards. Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working. Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and act as Named Nurse as required. Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings. Act as knowledge resource in specialist area of practice to other team members and other agencies as required. Where indicated and following completion of the relevant training the practitioner will act as a non-medical prescriber, at all times working within their sphere of clinical competence. ## Job Details Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment team (CRHT) are currently looking to recruit Band 6 practitioners to join the team, the footprint covers Liverpool and Sefton. CRHT operates on a 24 hour, 7 day a week basis. CRHT offers to provide intensive home support to services users as an alternative to hospital admission. CRHT work collaboratively with a variety of services to support service users at home. The post holder will be expected to work on a rotational shift basis in accordance with service demands, this includes working weekends and night shifts, ## Job Description The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the framework of Effective Care Co-ordination (ECC). The post holder will operate as part of an integrated Home Treatment Service but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of environments. The team will work to assess and provide treatment to service users with complex needs. Alternative options to admission will be considered where possible. 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. ## Responsibilities Formulate, contribute to, and participate in, the development and implementation of assessment and care planning systems in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team Manage a case load within the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Carry out generic and specialist assessments, including risk and provide therapeutic interventions/ home treatments within the most appropriate setting in accordance with the service users and/or carers’ needs. – Complete Gatekeeping for all Inpatient admission requests across the Merseyside footprint. Assess whether users can be managed safely within the community promoting quicker recovery. Assess Risks and collaboratively develop safety plans with users/carers. Ensure effective liaison with inpatient units across the Trust to facilitate early discharges or to undertake reviews of those users placed out of area. Act as the Duty Practitioner /2nd Duty, as part of a rotational roster. Fully participate in ECC undertaking a care-coordinator role as appropriate Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care. Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards. Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working. Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and act as Named Nurse as required. Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings. Act as knowledge resource in specialist area of practice to other team members and other agencies as required. Where indicated and following completion of the relevant training the practitioner will act as a non-medical prescriber, at all times working within their sphere of clinical competence. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally - Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills - Leadership skills - Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - Ability to lead the process of standard setting and audit ### VALUES **Essential** - Continuous Improvement - Accountability - Respectfulness - Enthusiasm - Support - High professional standards - Responsive to service users - Engaging leadership style - Strong customer service belief - Transparency and honesty - Discreet - Change oriented ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse or Dip.SW/CQSW, Dip.COT/SROT - Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g. ENB 998 / Mentorship in Practice **Desirable** - PSI Training - Approved training in phlebotomy ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Significant demonstrable post registration experience - ASW/ Mental Health Practitioner - Experience of Mental Health assessments - Demonstrate a good knowledge of Code of Conduct and the nurse’s responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base - Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff - Knowledge of developments in community care and of mental health legislation - Knowledge of ECC guidelines **Desirable** - Evidence of experience of working a range of people with mental health problems in a variety of health care settings - Experience of Crisis Intervention - Experience of leadership and management ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333370) - [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, 396.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333369) ## 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.