Job summary
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Liaison Worker.
In collaboration with the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (SCCG), Local Authority and the Voluntary Sector, Somerset NHS have transformed the mental health service provision across Somerset
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront in the establishment of this service transformation across the county delivering enhanced high-quality mental health care to all adults by providing specialist MH workers within a particular locality for the provision of a high-quality service for individuals with mental health difficulties; the specialist MH Liaison post will support the GP practices in collaboration withlocality voluntary partner agencies.
The post holder will ideally be registered as an independent non-medical prescriber or will be willing to consider to complete training with their respective professional regulating body and support the GP practices and the patient population prescribing medicines for patients as either Independent or Supplementary Prescriber, within their scope of practice.
This post could also be considered as a Band 6 developmental post and open to allied health workers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry a small caseload and provide structured guidance, supervision and advice to other mental health staff and our voluntary partner agencies in relation to their working practice with this service user group; promote awareness and best practice concerning mild to moderate mental health and emotional health and wellbeing as well as patients with severe mental illness stepping down from secondary care, actively supporting positive attitudes and a consistent approach towards assessment and treatment of this service user group.
This is an exciting time to join us as we build on investments to transform Community Mental Health care.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
You will be joining a trust who won the Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year in 2021.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will take responsibility within a particular locality for the provision of a high quality service for individuals with mental health difficulties who do not meet the criteria for secondary care. Alongside carrying a small caseload, the post-holder will provide structured guidance, supervision and advice to other mental health staff and village agents in relation to their working practice with this service user group; promote awareness and best practice concerning mild to moderate mental healthand emotional health and wellbeing as well as patients with severe mental illness stepping down from secondary care, actively supporting positive attitudes and a consistent approach towards assessment and treatment of this service user group.
Please see attached Job description for full duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will take responsibility within a particular locality for the provision of a high quality service for individuals with mental health difficulties who do not meet the criteria for secondary care. Alongside carrying a small caseload, the post-holder will provide structured guidance, supervision and advice to other mental health staff and village agents in relation to their working practice with this service user group; promote awareness and best practice concerning mild to moderate mental healthand emotional health and wellbeing as well as patients with severe mental illness stepping down from secondary care, actively supporting positive attitudes and a consistent approach towards assessment and treatment of this service user group.
Please see attached Job description for full duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oExpertise within mental health across a range of procedures underpinned by relevant psychological /psychosocial theory
- oSignificant experience in working with people with complex clinical and risk presentations, including those with mental and / or emotional health difficulties
- oExperience of offering clinical supervision to other professionals
Desirable
- oWorking with clients in the community
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to build collaborative therapeutic relationships with service users who are difficult to engage.
- oSkills for assessing service users and carers and interpreting service user and family situation, and ability to draw together appropriate case formulation.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oExpertise within mental health across a range of procedures underpinned by relevant psychological /psychosocial theory
- oSignificant experience in working with people with complex clinical and risk presentations, including those with mental and / or emotional health difficulties
- oExperience of offering clinical supervision to other professionals
Desirable
- oWorking with clients in the community
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to build collaborative therapeutic relationships with service users who are difficult to engage.
- oSkills for assessing service users and carers and interpreting service user and family situation, and ability to draw together appropriate case formulation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
