Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
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Whiston Core 24
Whiston Core 24 is a specialist assessment of service user's mental health to those who present to the Emergency Department in times of crisis or, those who are referred from the acute general hospital wards and the formulation of treatment and risk management plans based on assessment of needs with the appropriate triage and diversion form the service.
The service operates on a shift system of long and short days (currently under review), inclusive of nights to provide 24/7 365 days a year service. The service has recently undergone Organisational Change to make the service more flexible across the Urgent Care footprint, providing support to Mersey Cares additional Core 24 services including Royal Liverpool, Warrington, Whiston and Southport Core 24 services where required.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced practitioner with a wealth of experience working in mental health services, inclusive of organic services.
To provide high quality, evidence based care within Division for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services.
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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 the 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.
About Mersey Care
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 and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kelly McDonnell
- Job title: Team Manager
- Email address: kelly.mcdonnell@merseycare.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0151 3518600
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