Senior Mental Health Liaison Worker

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 with locality voluntary partner agencies.

The post holder will ideally be registered as an independent non-medical prescriber or will be willing to consider to complete trainingwith 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.

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.

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

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 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.

Please see attached Job description for full duties.