Senior Health Practitioner CYP LD/ASC | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata/per annum |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Knowsley, L35 0BU |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 29 Aug 2026 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Health Practitioners to join Merseycare's childrens services with the Intensive Support Function (ISF) for Children and Young People with learning disabilities and or neurodiversity concerns.
We are looking for an individual with a background in nursing , occupational therapy, speech and language therapy or CYPMHS.
We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic, creative, can work with complex and challenging presentation with a trauma informed positive behaviour support approach to improve the quality of life for young people and their families.
It would be preferrable if candidates had experience of working with CYP with complex needs, mental health, learning disabilities and neurodiversity and understand the importance of interagency working.
The team is a pan borough service covering Knowsley, St Helens, Halton and Warrington, milage expenses will be paid. All additional training will be provided. Full IT Kit provided, free onsite parking at base site, hybrid working and flexible working agreements will always be considered in line with service delivery.
Job Purpose:
As a Senior Health Practitioner, the post holder will manage a defined case-load with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) and their parents/carers, and evidence based client centred care to children and young people with varied health needs including learning disabilities, neurodiversity, challenging behaviour and mental health problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
The post holder will be expected to undertake assessments with young people, provide brief interventions within the scope of their core qualification, advice, consultation and supervision to children and young people, and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE and clinical competency.
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.
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.
To hold a caseload of both specialist and generic work dependant on clinical competence and experience.
To undertake assessments, treatment and consultation work based upon a conceptual framework and employing research-based evidence.
To provide direct therapeutic interventions dependent on clinical competence and experience in line with the grading of the post, including assessments, formulation and therapeutic input into children, young people and families referred into the service.
Undertake risk assessments and care plans accordingly, in line with the THRIVE framework.
To work in ways that are sensitive to the needs of children and young people families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds
To be responsible for the screening of referrals to children and Young People’s services.
To participate directly in the team’s duty rotas.
To exercise responsibility and autonomy, within supervisory, managerial and accountability structures, for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients
To deliver care co-ordination, ensuring effective assessment, care planning and risk management processes are maintained. Involve the views of children, their families, referring agents and other professionals involved in the network of care including organising multi-agency meetings.
To produce a clinical formulation and intervention plan founded on evidence-based practice in co-operation with the child young person and carers
To hold responsibility for standards of clinical practice within area of specialist knowledge
To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop the provision of services to young people and their families. To have an effective knowledge base of other modalities so as to engage and work effectively with colleagues in other disciplines.
To provide consultation, advice and guidance to junior colleague. To promote effective multi-agency work. To contribute theoretical knowledge to the process of managing risk within the multi-agency network
Undertake risk management for all children including the protective and risk factors present in the network of significant relationships
Identify and respond appropriately to child protection issues, as described with the guidelines of Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust safeguarding policies
Maintain clear and comprehensive electronic clinical records, to ensure information is accurate and complies with Data Protection Act and professional body and Trust standards.
To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical records
To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trust’s service user participation agenda
Work in partnership to deliver a range of health interventions. This may involve group work or direct work with children/young people as well as offering specialist health-based consultation, and generic health advice
Be responsible and ensure the effective co-ordination of clinical care provided including consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated
Participate in MDT discussion within relevant locality including waiting list management contribution
Work in partnership with young people and their families to inform assessment, need and rationale for treatment intervention
To work collaboratively with team members and supervisors to ensure safe working practice and positive outcomes for children and young people
To follow safeguarding processes as appropriate or required
This post is subject to an enhanced with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026
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