Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner
Band 6
Main area: Transition and Recovery - Mental Health Services
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 350-MHC6789751-A
Site: Brooker Centre
Town: Runcorn
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
Mental Health Recovery Team/CMHT are looking to recruit a band 6 Mental Health Transition Practitioner to support transition for young adults 18-25, into the CMHT/Recovery Team and connect the young adult to their chosen pathway and interventions.
The successful applicant will engage the young adult, carer, and referrer prior to referral, where possible, and support the young adult to make informed decisions around their treatment plan and transition. The Transition Practitioner will strive to achieve the transition standards identified by NICE and will ensure the Mersey Care principles of transition are promoted.
Main duties of the job
The Transition Practitioner will work within the CMHT/Recovery but will display initiative and flexibility to support all potential referrals of young adults, 18-25 years of age. They will support young adults for a limited time period, until the young adult has successfully achieved their transition goals and begun treatment within the team.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner will support transition for Children and Young People, aged 18-25, from Mersey Care Children and Young Persons Services (CYPS) and Alder Hey to Adult Community Mental Health Services.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree level training or equivalent
* Professional registration i.e. NMC, Social Work England, Occupational Health and Care Professions Council
* At least one year’s additional post-registration knowledge and experience
* Evidence of CPD and working towards master level qualification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of providing care for people with mental health difficulties
* Experience of developing and implementing collaborative care plans
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Ability to engage service users and carers
* Ability to problem solve
Values
* Accountability
* Support
* High professional standards
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
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