# Mental Health Specialist - LD/ASC > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-specialist-ldasc/f7762432-b1b7-4f38-80b8-c5536a6d4686 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-specialist-ldasc/f7762432-b1b7-4f38-80b8-c5536a6d4686.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T00:01:57.871Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Warrington/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Mental_Health_Practitioner_ASDLD/Specialist_Mental_Health_Practitioner_ASDLD-v8148240 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8148240?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Warrington CYPMHS team (child and adolescent mental health services) for an experienced/skilled and passionate specialist practitioner to support the mental health of children and young people with ASC / LD. As a specialist practitioner you will be responsible for leading multi-agency plans to support CYP. You will deliver therapeutic intervention to meet the needs of CYP and complete appropriate safety plans. As a specialist mental health practitioner you will be key in developing and supporting local pathways of care and support and evaluation of services and training to the wider system. You will also offer consultation this includes working with CSC, Education and third sector organisations and is a very important aspect to our work. This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. ### Main duties of the job As a Specialist Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide a specialised role in the development and implementation of services and care pathways for children and young people with mental health \[CYPMH\] ,and Learning Disability / Autistic Spectrum Conditions \[ ASC\] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery. The post holder will be expected to provide specialist interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE. As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives. The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers. The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To hold a caseload of complex assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a specialised, conceptual framework and employing research based evidence. To provide direct specialist therapeutic interventions in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service. Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. To be responsible for the authorising of referrals to children and Young People’s services, including urgent referrals To participate directly in the teams duty rota’s and provide support and guidance to other colleagues undertaking the role. To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings. To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines. To provide consultation, advice and guidance to colleagues and their team this is underpinned by theoretical specialist knowledge. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network. Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships. Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and the Trust safeguarding policies Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards. To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records. To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - IT literate - Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload - Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills - Ability to understand and analyse complex data - Risk assessment skills - Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues - Self-management and motivation skills - Report writing skills - Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues - Ability to travel to work across boundaries **Desirable** - Research skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience in specialist area (LD/ASC) - Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care - Understanding of THRIVE model - Understanding/awareness of Dynamic Support Register/Database - Strong working understanding of Equality Act (2010) and the application of its principles ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of management and clinical leadership - Experience of successful multi-agency working - Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care - Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare toCYP and Families/Carers and colleagues - Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy, inclusive of annual health checks. - Experience of having made reasonable adjustments to support care delivery **Desirable** - Experience of delivering education and training programmes in specialist area (LD/ASC) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent Core Professional qualification (evidence of study at degree level or higher) - Evidence of CPD/Short courses in relation to LD/ASC - Maintained registration with relevant professional body **Desirable** - Clinical Examination and Diagnostics (or working towards) - First line management qualification - LD/ASC Qualification - Evidence of PBS Training ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10451151) - [job description (pdf, 797.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10449682) - [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) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) ## 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.