Job summary
The post holder will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team delivering comprehensive clinical and psycho-social intervention services. The post holder will provide screening, comprehensive assessments, care planning and reviews and a range of recognised psycho-social interventions and support through an individual's recovery journey. The role also involves administering of medication.
In fulfilling these aims the post holder will use recognised evidence based interventions and up to date validated information and will have specific responsibility for the development, delivery and coordination of a recovery focussed model. The post holder will ensure that the service users consistently receive high quality care and treatment that adheres to best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.
Shortlisting is planned for 16th January 2022
Interviews are planned for 24th January 2022
Main duties of the job
See attached job description
- To offer specialised assessment and care planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care based on current best practice, referring on to and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- To be a recovery/care coordinator for a defined group of service users, particularly those with complex needs.
- Promote and safeguard the health and well-being of service users.
- Recognize potential and actual clinical risk factors and take every precaution and action to minimise and/or eliminate such.
- Critically appraise clinical and social health care practice developments and appropriate research, informing best practice.
- To utilise motivational interviewing, ITEP, cognitive behavioural techniques and brief interventions in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.
- Contribute to the delivery of care for service users in an effective and efficient manner and contribute to the enhancement of services provided.
- Work within pathways and lines of communication with other relevant services to address identified service user needs.
- 'Act-up' if required, to cover the day-to-day management of the team/service.
- Assist in the delegation of staff and allocation of resources, taking into account the needs of service users and service delivery requirements.
- Administration of medication.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care.
- Service users receive a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination and harm.
- Staff are engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.
- Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled throughout the division for all managers
- The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness and Enthusiasm will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.
- Holistically supporting adult service users to enter and move through integrated drug and alcohol services
- Increasing service users opportunities to achieve sustainable treatment outcomes
- To reduce substance related harm to the individual and wider community
- To promote healthier lifestyles and increase service user choice
- To promote and support individuals into both abstinence based and medically assisted forms of recovery
- To provide effective case management and coordination of the individuals treatment plan
- To promote carer and service user involvement
Job Purpose : The post holder will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team delivering comprehensive clinical and psycho-social intervention services. The post holder will carry a caseload and provide screening, comprehensive assessments, care planning and reviews and a range of recognised psycho-social interventions and support through an individuals recovery journey.
In fulfilling these aims the post holder will use recognised evidence based interventions and up to date validated information and will have specific responsibility for the development, delivery and coordination of a recovery focussed model. The post holder will ensure that the service users consistently receive high quality care and treatment that adheres to best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.
Principal Responsibilities:
- To offer specialised assessment and care planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care based on current best practice, referring on to and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- To be a recovery/care coordinator for a defined group of service users, particularly those with complex needs.
- Promote and safeguard the health and well-being of service users.
- Recognize potential and actual clinical risk factors and take every precaution and action to minimise and/or eliminate such.
- Critically appraise clinical and social health care practice developments and appropriate research, informing best practice.
- To utilise motivational interviewing, ITEP, cognitive behavioural techniques and brief interventions in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.
- Contribute to the delivery of care for service users in an effective and efficient manner and contribute to the enhancement of services provided.
- Work within pathways and lines of communication with other relevant services to address identified service user needs.
- Act-up if required, to cover the day-to-day management of the team/service.
- Assist in the delegation of staff and allocation of resources, taking into account the needs of service users and service delivery requirements.
- Administration of medication.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached job description
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care.
- Service users receive a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination and harm.
- Staff are engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.
- Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled throughout the division for all managers
- The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness and Enthusiasm will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.
- Holistically supporting adult service users to enter and move through integrated drug and alcohol services
- Increasing service users opportunities to achieve sustainable treatment outcomes
- To reduce substance related harm to the individual and wider community
- To promote healthier lifestyles and increase service user choice
- To promote and support individuals into both abstinence based and medically assisted forms of recovery
- To provide effective case management and coordination of the individuals treatment plan
- To promote carer and service user involvement
Job Purpose : The post holder will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team delivering comprehensive clinical and psycho-social intervention services. The post holder will carry a caseload and provide screening, comprehensive assessments, care planning and reviews and a range of recognised psycho-social interventions and support through an individuals recovery journey.
In fulfilling these aims the post holder will use recognised evidence based interventions and up to date validated information and will have specific responsibility for the development, delivery and coordination of a recovery focussed model. The post holder will ensure that the service users consistently receive high quality care and treatment that adheres to best practice guidelines and achieve high professional standards.
Principal Responsibilities:
- To offer specialised assessment and care planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care based on current best practice, referring on to and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate.
- To be a recovery/care coordinator for a defined group of service users, particularly those with complex needs.
- Promote and safeguard the health and well-being of service users.
- Recognize potential and actual clinical risk factors and take every precaution and action to minimise and/or eliminate such.
- Critically appraise clinical and social health care practice developments and appropriate research, informing best practice.
- To utilise motivational interviewing, ITEP, cognitive behavioural techniques and brief interventions in both one-to-one and group settings to promote engagement in treatment services, encourage self-esteem, well-being, self-responsibility and enhanced motivation.
- Contribute to the delivery of care for service users in an effective and efficient manner and contribute to the enhancement of services provided.
- Work within pathways and lines of communication with other relevant services to address identified service user needs.
- Act-up if required, to cover the day-to-day management of the team/service.
- Assist in the delegation of staff and allocation of resources, taking into account the needs of service users and service delivery requirements.
- Administration of medication.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oFirst Level Nursing qualification
- oExperience within the drug/alcohol field
- oExperience of operational management and supervision needs of junior staff
Desirable
- oExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- oExperience of multi-agency working
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oFirst Level Nursing qualification
- oExperience within the drug/alcohol field
- oExperience of operational management and supervision needs of junior staff
Desirable
- oExperience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- oExperience of multi-agency working
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
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).
