Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner
Band 6
Main area: Community Transition - Mental Health Services
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-MHC6812880
Site: South Sefton Neighbourhood Centre
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 19/01/2025
Job overview
We are looking to recruit six Band 6 Mental Health Transition Practitioners to support transition for young adults aged 18-25 into Community Mental Health Teams across Liverpool & Sefton. The successful applicants will engage with the young adult, carer, and referrer prior to referral, where possible, and support the young adult in making informed decisions regarding their treatment plan and transition.
The Transition Practitioners will strive to achieve the transition standards identified by NICE and will ensure the Mersey Care principles of transition are promoted.
The Transition Practitioners will become integral members of the Community Mental Health Team/MDT, working closely with Children and Young People services and developing strong relationships with services across the wider system that support 18-25 transitions throughout primary care and VCFSEs.
Please note these posts will be based at the following HUBs:
1. Moss House HUB x 1
2. Norris Green HUB x 1
3. Southport Community HUB x 1
Main duties of the job
The Transition Practitioner will work within the CMHT, displaying initiative and flexibility to support all potential referrals of young adults aged 18-25. They will support young adults for a limited time until they achieve their transition goals and begin treatment within the team. They will act as the keyworker during this period, helping the young adult navigate a complex mental health system and serving as a point of contact for the young adult and carer.
The Transition Practitioner will regularly analyze performance against transition standards to identify areas for quality improvement and help shape the role across Community Mental Health Services.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree level training or equivalent
* Professional registration (e.g., NMC, Social Work England, Occupational Health and Care Professions Council)
* At least one year of additional post-registration knowledge and experience, allowing for autonomy in practice
* Knowledge and skills to teach and educate other professionals
* Evidence of CPD and working towards a master level qualification
Experience/Knowledge
* Experience providing care for individuals with mental health difficulties within a secondary care environment
* Experience working autonomously and recognizing professional limitations
* Experience developing and implementing collaborative care plans
* Experience developing risk formulations and managing risk
* Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience supporting families and carers
* Experience mentoring students and junior staff
* Evidence of keeping up to date with relevant literature and evidence-based practice
* Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
* Knowledge and experience in safeguarding children and adults
* Experience working with external partners
* Experience working across CYPS and AMHS
* Experience as a transition practitioner
Skills
* Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Ability to engage service users and carers collaboratively
* Ability to utilize appropriate measuring tools and generate/review reports
* Ability to problem-solve
* Ability to identify and implement risk management strategies
* Ability to provide education/training to stakeholders
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change-oriented
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for an interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme, please indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary.
Name: Neil Doolin
Job title: HUB Manager
Email: neil.doolin@merseycare.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01513308500
Ray Clucas HUB Manager Baird House: ray.clucas@merseycare.nhs.uk
Sharon Ball HUB Manager Southport: sharon.ball@merseycare.nhs.uk
Nicola Woods Acting HUB Manager Norris Green: nicola.woods@merseycare.nhs.uk
Martina Bellmon HUB Manager Moss House: martina.bellmon@merseycare.nhs.uk
FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL WITH MERSEY CARE
At Mersey Care, our commitment to ‘perfect care’ lies at the heart of everything we do, creating an environment that enables you to do the best job possible.
You’ll be joining one of the most innovative NHS trusts in the country, offering specialist inpatient and community services. We are the founding member of the Zero Suicide Alliance and one of only three Trusts delivering high secure mental health care.
You’ll be made to feel at home, joining a family of nearly 11,000 staff from various professional backgrounds.
We respect your work/life balance, with roles easily commutable from Liverpool, Manchester, North Wales, and Cheshire, many operating a hybrid working system.
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