Senior Mental Health Practitioner


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L35 5DR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	14 Oct 2026

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Summary

To engage with using routine outcome measures as clinically appropriate including their use in clinical practice and inputting data into clinical record To work collaboratively with children, young people and their families and contribute to the trusts service user participation agenda. Work in partnership to deliver a range of mental health interventions. This may involve group work or direct work with children/young people as well as offering specialist mental health-based consultation, and advice around men tal health. Be responsible and ensure the effective co-ordination of clinical care provided including consideration to safeguarding and clinical risk issues where indicated Work with clinical staff to identify children and young people with emerging mental health needs. If working within MHST, Providing supervision and caseload management to the new EMHP (dependent on clinical competence and experience) 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. When working within MHSTs the post holder will be expected to lead on engagement and participation events/activities hosted by the team and support delivery of the whole school approach offer by the team.

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