Community Mental Health Transition Practitioner

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-MHC-B

Site: Brooker Centre, Town: Runcorn

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 08/04/:59

Interview date: 22/04/2025

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 particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.

Job overview

The Mental Health Recovery Team/CMHT is looking to recruit a Band 6 Mental Health Transition Practitioner to support transition for young adults aged 18-25 into the CMHT/Recovery Team and connect the young adult to their chosen pathway and interventions.

The successful applicant will engage with 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.

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.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

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.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To oversee the implementation of National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Statements for transition for children and young people, aged 18-25.
• To ensure a coordinated transition plan for young people moving from children to adults' services.
• To provide a named worker to coordinate care and support before, during and after transfer.
• To ensure that transition support is person-centred and strength-based.
• To ensure transition support is developmentally appropriate.

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 within a secondary care environment
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supporting families and carers

Skills

• Ability to engage service users and carers
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to identify and implement risk management strategies

Values

• Accountability
• Support
• High professional standards

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