Care and Support Worker Level 3 - Children's Safe Accommodation Team
Ceredigion County Council - Penmorfa
£29,542 to £31,525 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for roles as Level 3 – Care and Support Waking Nights within our Children’s Safe Accommodation provision in Ceredigion. These roles will work on a rolling rota covering day and night shifts supporting the needs of the service. These roles will support the Registered and Assistant Manager with providing care and support in registered settings. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting a child centred approach to practice, have a solid career history in children's residential care or similar care and support provision. In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including a competitive annual leave allowance, comprehensive employee health and wellbeing support, and a generous pension contribution scheme. More information about our wide-range of employee benefits can be found here. In addition, we are committed to investing in our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of your role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we will support your development in order that you can progress your career with us. Whilst we are seeking Individuals with a degree of fluency in the Welsh language. We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard following appointment. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and dedicated organisation and make a real difference. Job Description and Person Specification [https://hreforms.ceredigion.gov.uk/ufs/jdps/%20REQ106808.pdf] Team Ceredigion Information Pack [https://pack.careers.ceredigion.gov.uk/] For further information please contact: Susan Davies via email: Susie.Davies@ceredigion.gov.uk Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date. We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk. As part of this commitment, certain roles within our organisation require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. Please note that the presence of previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. We assess each applicant on a case-by-case basis, and take into account the nature and relevance of any convictions in relation to the responsibilities of the role. Our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us for clarification. Your privacy and dignity are of utmost importance to us throughout the recruitment process. For more details regarding this vacancy, please refer to the full job description on the Ceredigion County Council careers website.
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Care and Support Worker Level 2 - Children's Safe Accommodation Team
Ceredigion County Council - Penmorfa
£27,274 to £28,608 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Level 2 – Care and Support within our Children’s Safe Accommodation provision in Ceredigion. These roles will work on a rota cover day and night shifts supporting the needs of the service. These roles will be a fundamental part of a wider team including a Registered Manager, Assistant Manager and Level 3 – Care and Support. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting a child centred approach to practice, have a solid career history in children's residential care or similar care and support provision. In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including a competitive annual leave allowance, comprehensive employee health and wellbeing support, and a generous pension contribution scheme. More information about our wide-range of employee benefits can be found here. In addition, we are committed to investing in our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of your role’s key areas of responsibility but in addition, we will support your development in order that you can progress your career with us. Whilst we are seeking Individuals with a degree of fluency in the Welsh language. We welcome applications from non-Welsh speakers. All successful applicants requiring support to learn/improve their Welsh language skills will be offered funded lessons, during work time, to help reach the desired standard following appointment. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and dedicated organisation and make a real difference. Job Description and Person Specification [https://hreforms.ceredigion.gov.uk/ufs/jdps/REQ106662b.pdf] Team Ceredigion Information Pack [https://pack.careers.ceredigion.gov.uk/] For further information please contact: Susan Davies at Susie.Davies@ceredigion.gov.uk Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date. We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk. As part of this commitment, certain roles within our organisation require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. Please note that the presence of previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. We assess each applicant on a case-by-case basis, and take into account the nature and relevance of any convictions in relation to the responsibilities of the role. Our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us for clarification. Your privacy and dignity are of utmost importance to us throughout the recruitment process. For more details regarding this vacancy, please refer to the full job description on the Ceredigion County Council careers website.
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Assistant Chief Officer (Older People and Primary Care Services) - GLA16005
GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION - Glasgow
£108,056.40 to £122,795.98 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
Job Description Role: Assistant Chief Officer (Older People and Primary Care Services) Contract Status: Permanent GCC Salary: Grade 11 LDR3A, £108,0.56.40- £122,795.98, Hours per week: 35 NHS Salary: Grade Band 8D, £107,810 - £112,426, Hours per week: 36 Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) is seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to the post of Assistant Chief Officer (Older People and Primary Care Services). This is a senior leadership role, reporting to the Depute Chief Officer – Operations and Governance / Chief Social Work Officer, with responsibility for the strategic and operational delivery of Older People and Primary Care services across Glasgow. The successful candidate will provide vision, leadership and operational oversight for a wide portfolio of older people and primary care services including Older People and Physical Disability and Mental Health services, Occupational Therapy Services, District Nursing Services, Hospital Social Work Services, Community Rehabilitation Services, Intermediate Care, Technology Enabled Care, Complex Care and Supported Living Services, Primary Care including General Medical Services, and Health Improvement Services and Equalities. They will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred services that meet the strategic objectives of the HSCP and comply with national standards and statutory responsibilities. This role requires a dynamic and experienced leader who can drive forward transformational change, develop and implement commissioning and workforce strategies, and lead service redesign and integration. The postholder will represent the HSCP at local, regional and national levels, and will play a key role in shaping policy, contributing to capital planning, and engaging with the Scottish Government on matters relating to adult services. Applicants must be educated to Master’s level in a relevant field and possess extensive senior leadership experience within the NHS, local government, or a comparable public or third sector organisation. A proven track record of strategic planning, service transformation, and partnership working is essential, along with a deep understanding of the legislative and policy context for health and social care in Scotland. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong political awareness, excellent communication and influencing skills, and the ability to lead in a complex, multi-professional environment. They will be expected to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement, and contribute to the wider strategic direction of the HSCP. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of older people across Glasgow, supporting the HSCP’s vision of enabling people to live healthier, more fulfilled lives within resilient communities. This is an integrated position as part of the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership. The successful applicant may choose to be appointed to the post under the terms and conditions of either Glasgow City Council or NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, this post is politically restricted. Previous applicants need not apply. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 26 October 2026. If you would like to find out more about the roles before applying, you can contact Kelda Gaffney, Depute Chief Officer and Chief Social Worker, by email: Kelda.gaffney@glasgow.gov.uk Working for us! For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites: GCC Website and GCC Conditions of Service Application Packs We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054. If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help. There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement. Further Information The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme. Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see Working for Us\Job Evaluation
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Customer Service Administrator | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Oldham
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
PermanentFull time
We now have a vacancy for a full time, Band 3 Customer Service Administrator to work at Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. You will provide an excellent customer focus and an administrative service for patients and partners across the Oldham locality and provide a comprehensive referral, customer contact and booking management service for Community Health Services and ensure compliance with waiting time targets. You will work in a Customer Service Call Centre providing cross-cover for other staff across the centre to ensure a consistent and effective administration service is maintained at all times. • Ensure adherence to the Referral Booking & Management Centre standard Operating procedures at all times. • Provide and receive routine and complex sensitive information requiring tact or persuasive skills, even where they maybe barriers to understanding. • Exchange information with customers, provide information, and give advice, empathy and reassurance. • Ensure that customer phone calls are answered in accordance with Organisational Policy. • To direct contacts in a consistent and timely manner taking messages and assigning calls to relevant teams. • Review appropriateness of referrals and process referrals received in the service and ensure all are made available for clinical triage in a timely manner following set processes. • Process requests for clinic changes, changes and cancellations. • Create, maintain and make additions to waiting lists for clinical services following a set of processes. • To direct contacts in a consistent and timely manner taking messages and assigning calls to relevant teams. • Be proficient in the use of electronic systems in relation to customer data and undertake new training as required if new technology/ systems are introduced to ensure competencies are maintained and efficiencies of the administrative processes are maximised. • To cover a range of shifts patterns as required by the service and customers accessing the service, this may include both early and late shifts and weekends. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026
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Remote Fix Technician | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
PermanentFull time
An opportunity has arisen to join the NCA Service Desk team who has a singular focus on making sure that we are doing everything possible to minimising the amount of lost clinical and operational time owing to incidents relating to users’ access to IT services, systems and equipment. As a member of this team you'll need a relentless focus on customers’ needs and an analytical approach to incident management. We are looking for someone who has experience managing IT issues, including system accounts, applications and hardware and can provide excellent customer service. The successful candidate will also need to have analytical skills to help drive continual improvement in the team and be continually checking if we are meeting the customers' needs. By joining the NCA group , you’ll become part of a very ambitious and forward-thinking team and will play your part in helping the organisation work towards its ambition of becoming the safest organisation in the NHS. Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website. • As a member of the Service Desk you will be accountable for minimising the amount of lost clinical and operational time owing to incidents relating to users’ access to IT services, systems and equipment. • Having a singular focus on making sure that we are doing everything possible to get colleagues back up and running quickly and simply whenever and wherever anything goes wrong. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Sunday 11 Oct 2026
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Senior Support Worker – Cambeck Close | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Pennine Care NHS FT - Bury
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata
PermanentFull time
The Learning Disabilities Care Hub as part of the Specialist Network within Pennine Care NHS Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust are recruiting for Cambeck Close short breaks . An exciting opportunity has arisen to come and join our team supporting Children & Adults with a Learning Disability with or without Autism who are accessing short breaks provision. We require 4 senior support workers who will provide care and support to service users, their families and carer's with post holders having a good level of effective communication skills. You will routinely interact with service users, their families and carer's and a wide range of professionals from across the Bury area. We are looking for individuals to join our new service who have excellent interpersonal skills the post holders will also provide supervisory support to the other Support Workers and will interlink with the Unit Manager, Administrator and other professionals working within the service. The post holder will work within the Cambeck close service within the borough of Bury and may at times work across the footprint of Pennine Care. The Senior Support Worker will be a role model to others through demonstrating excellent support to those in our care and will work collaboratively with the service Manager to support and manage the service effectively. You will contribute to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care in line with the pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s). The Senior Support Worker will have a breadth of knowledge in providing holistic and person-centered care and support for people with a learning disability and be responsible for ensuring high quality care applying a model of care through collaborative management and includes supervision of other support workers. The Senior Support Worker will be responsible for ensuring all relevant standards and plans are maintained during shifts. The post holder will be equipped with the relevant skills, attitudes and behaviors and will act in accordance with all relevant standards of practice. PCFT are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.’ Please see full job description. Under the supervision and working in partnership with a Unit Manager provide and deliver a high standard model of care contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring care based on evidence and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team. Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to clients. Monitor the physical, mental, emotional and behavioural health and wellbeing needs of service users within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carer’s, ensuring appropriate escalation when required. Support service users to improve and maintain their mental, physical, emotional and behavioural health and well-being. Promote comfort and well-being by ensuring that the service users personal and social needs are met and be able to care for their nursing needs as required and directed within individualised care plans alongside the multi-disciplinary team. Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, family members and carer’s. Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a service user medical and/or emotional condition. Work with the multi-disciplinary team and engage with other agencies and community teams to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the admission and discharge of service users. Maintain accurate, contemporaneous service users records in line with Trust policy. To ensure that interventions are provided within a least restrictive environment where possible. Provide effective evidence-based care for service users under the indirect supervision of the service manager in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards. Communicate effectively with dignity and respect to all service users, their families and carer’s giving consideration to potential barriers to understanding. Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating or handing over responsibility for care. Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes. Report accidents, incidents, near misses or complaints following Trust policies / procedures. Contribute to a culture where all staff feel safe to raise their concerns [and that] speaking up about what these are is a normal part of their routine. Recognise the effects of medicines, allergies, drug sensitivity, side effects, contraindications and adverse reactions. Undertake safe and effective administration and optimisation of medicines in accordance with Trust policy. Administer medicines via the following routes, oral, topical, rectal, subcutaneous and intramuscular in line with Standards and Trust policies. Understand processes for escalation of concerns to seek timely advice where concerns arise, including in an emergency. Attend mandatory training in relation to managing physical health needs / medicines management as required and maintain compliance with required training. Comply with Trust policy in relation to any safety critical medicines. Monitor the condition and health needs of service users within their care following administration of medication. Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes related to medicines management. Comply with mandatory competencies in line with Trust policy. Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to formulation of own objectives and personal development plan. Support, supervise, teach (where appropriate) and act as a role model to support workers and new staff members, promoting reflection and providing constructive feedback. Contribute to the maintenance of the learning environment. Adopt a reflective approach to own practice with a view to continually improve. Undertake further training as required, prior to carrying out any additional duties identified as relevant to role, to comply with Trust policies and procedures This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026
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Clinical lead CAMHS ND/LD | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Pennine Care NHS FT - Bury
£49,387 - £56,515 PA, pro rata
PermanentFull time
This is an exciting new post created to offer clinical leadership and expertise to 3 community CAMHS teams in Bury, Oldham and Rochdale. The post involves offering expertise in working with children and young people presenting to CAMHS with a moderate to severe mental health need and other complexity around neurodiversity and or a Learning disability . To provide guidance and support to clinical staff in the management of complex cases. • To provide guidance and support on relevant legislation. • To be responsible for the development and maintenance of effective clinical pathways between CAMHS and other services. • To provide additional leadership and guidance to other team members in risk assessment, risk management and positive problem solving and lead on debriefs following incidents. • Develop confidence and competence within the team for managing complex clinical cases and issues. • To take a lead role in the provision of clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team. • To lead on and ensure that the team undertakes appropriate and in-depth assessments and on-going intervention, and undertake the duties and responsibilities of an active lead case manager role We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer. If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including: • Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff. • Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance • Access to Continued Professional Development • Involvement in improvement and research activities • Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service • Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel To provide clinical leadership, support and supervision to clinical staff. To support an identified team of practitioners with advice and guidance on the management of complex clinical case. • To work as an integral part of the CAMHS Service which will include carrying a small complex caseload. • To participate in the extended working hours as required by the needs of the service • To provide clinical leadership and structured clinical supervision to the team. − Maintain consistency and quality of care for all service users under the care of CAMHS and support effective and timely discharge. − Support safe ,efficient and effective high quality transitions in and out of CAMHS. − Ensure the team works in a collaborative manner with other agencies and partnerships across the service. • To ensure that clinical standards are, monitored and evaluated, and ensure both they and the team provide care of the highest quality to patients • To be a visible and pro-active clinical leader and role model within the teams This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026
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Health Care Support Worker - Day Surgery | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust - High Wycombe
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rata for part time)
PermanentPart time
Are you caring and good at talking to people? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Do you want to make a difference for NHS patients in Buckinghamshire? You have the opportunity to join our fantastic and friendly Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) family as a healthcare support worker – no previous experience needed. These are great opportunities for candidates who are looking to step into healthcare for the first time, or for those who are already in healthcare and want to work for an NHS Trust. Health Care Support Workers play a crucial role in all aspects of care delivery for our patients. If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868. You will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who you will learn from on the job, we provide training to ensure you have the skills for the role and offer development opportunities to realise your career potential. You will be enrolled onto a health care support worker induction programme held each month, ensuring you feel supported as you take the first steps into your new career. Shift patterns on Day Surgery are: 07;00 to 20:30, Monday to Friday (no weekends). Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you? • As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. • We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. • We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce. Why work for us? • We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. • Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and What do we stand for? • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time. • Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable. For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert. If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application. If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number. This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026
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Consultant Psychiatrist – North Mersey CRHT | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Liverpool
£113,565 - £150,569 per annum pro rata plus 7.5% R&R premia and on call supplement
PermanentPart time
The Trust is seeking for a part time Consultant in Psychiatry (0.6WTE) in North Mersey Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) covering Liverpool & Sefton. The post holder will take an active part in the clinical work of the team; the majority of clinical work is based on site, but service users may also be seen at home, as required. The post holder will also be supported, where appropriate, to develop a special interest in a clinical area, which meets the Trust objectives. The post holder will facilitate improved working relationships with Mersey Care colleagues including involvement in shared governance arrangements and where appropriate quality improvement. The post holder will regularly attend the Trust-wide Tuesday morning Local Academic postgraduate (LAP) programme (Local MRCPsych teaching) currently online via Teams as part of their weekly SPA sessions. The post holder will work closely with the other consultant colleagues in CRHT and be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team. They will be encouraged to purse education and experience for their professional development. The post holder will be expected to take a lead in ongoing developments in CRHT and support the Trust’s strategic aims of delivering “Perfect Care”. The Trust is seeking for a part time Consultant in Psychiatry (0.6WTE) in North Mersey Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHT) covering Liverpool & Sefton. The post holder will take an active part in the clinical work of the team; the majority of clinical work is based on site, but service users may also be seen at home, as required. The post holder will also be supported, where appropriate, to develop a special interest in a clinical area, which meets the Trust objectives. This will consist of patient reviews and home Visits to see urgent or emergency reviews for patients open to the team although the bulk of cases will be reviewed on site. Management of complex cases and consultative advice on patient care to other team members. Clinical leadership of team by participating in team MDTs to discuss allocations of patients and dispense the responsibilities under that Role for such patients as per the MHA Code of Practice. Care plan and treatment formulation, guidance on evidence-based treatment and effectiveness. Liaison and collaborative working with other services/agencies. Mental Health Act implementation. Oncall Rota Multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and partnership working. Maintain Contemporaneous documentation electronically on patient records and also timely communications with primary care colleagues. Maintain a high standard of clinical work when carrying out clinical assessments. Ensure compliance with our clinical governance framework. 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. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Pleaserefer to the attached jobdescriptionand person specification for full detailsand requirementsof the role. This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026
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Community Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Warrington
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum, plus 7.5% R&R (non contractual) and 1% on call
PermanentFull time
As a Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist working for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust you will be responsible for ensuring that our service users’ needs are met through the delivery of high quality care. As a leader of the outpatient multi-disciplinary team at The Beckett Unit, Hollins Park, you will manage the community mental health team and Memory service, providing clinical care to service users who have been referred for older adults mental health care and specialist cognitive assessment. You will work closely with a wide range of clinical and professional disciplines in order to deliver holistic care by completing assessments of new referrals to the team, making formulations and managing their treatment in order to optimise the quality of life of the service users under your caseload. The post holder will be the Responsible Clinician for patients in their caseload within the Later Life & Memory Service based at The Beckett Unit. There are allocated GP surgeries for each caseload within the service and these are allocated to ensure equity in terms of number of referrals. In line with New Ways of Working, the post holder will provide a consultative, supervisory and supportive role to the multidisciplinary team’s work. They will take an active part in the clinical work of the team and a lead role in the development of the service. The post holder will be expected to provide leadership to the Team whose role is to provide assessment, management and support to older adults who have been referred for assessment of cognitive function and functional mental disorders. Practitioners within the team will support access to services in a timely manner, as well as ensure arrangements are in place to enhance smooth pathways between primary care and secondary services. The post holder will be enabled to work in a consultative manner, being accessible to team members, GP and primary care staff, patients and carers, for the provision of expert advice and interventions in a timely manner. The post holder will operate within multi-disciplinary integrated and co-located teams, which including Health staff and Social services staff. The post holder will be expected to be part of the allocation procedure within the team and be responsive and flexible to the needs of the team. 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. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. The overall pathway for the older adult service at Warrington LLAMS is as below: - All referrals are added to the Assessment pathway upon receipt and referrals are autonomously screened by senior nursing staff from the team on a daily basis. This practitioner may seek support from team management for certain referrals or discuss with the Consultant if greater medical oversight is felt to be required on a case by base basis. - For all accepted referrals, a screening call is completed within 72 hours and an initial assessment is then completed by a Band 6 practitioner or above within two weeks. - Once the initial assessment has been completed then a diagnostic appointment is made with the Consultant Psychiatrist in order to establish the diagnosis and management plan. - Referrals are received from the GP/first response service/other medical specialty - For cognitive assessments, once the initial assessment is completed by the postholder or their trainee medic, if a diagnosis of dementia is confirmed and treatment is commenced the patient will be booked in for Memory Team review at 11 weeks, 3 months and then 6 monthly thereafter. Any confirmed diagnoses of Mild Cognitive Impairment are discharged from the service with appropriate advice. If further investigations are required these are requested prior to commencing treatment. The over-65 catchment population in the Warrington area as a whole is 41,115 (19.43% of the whole population in Warrington). The annual number of referrals to the Warrington Later Life & Memory Service as a whole was 1251 between October 2024 and September 2025. The mean number of referrals per month was 104 per month. There are two MDT’s within the Warrington Later Life & Memory Service and the number of referrals to the postholder’s team is approximately 50% of these total figures. The current total caseload for the postholder’s MDT is 1019. In addition, there is a separate Care Home Liaison team caseload which the postholder will manage along with care home liaison team practitioners and the current caseload size for this is 45, with the average number of referrals per month over the past 12 months to this team being 33. Core Trainees in Psychiatry and Higher Trainees in Old Age Psychiatry (or Dual Higher Trainees in Old Age & General Adult Psychiatry) are usually placed with Warrington LLAMS. The post holder’s MDT is usually assigned a Core Trainee in Old Age Psychiatry and the other MDT based at Warrington LLAMS, led by Dr Rosemary Cameron, is assigned a Higher Trainee. The postholder covers 18 GP surgeries in the Warrington area, covering the South and West of Warrington. 23 care homes are covered by the postholder, including three dementia plus homes. This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026
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