Job Description

The Crisis Response Team offers flexibility from 9-5 working. The team covers a large geographical area providing crisis care to young people who present in mental health crisis.



Facilitate and support the development of appropriate personal care



Facilitate and support self help, communication and social skills acquisition



Assist and promote independence with activities of daily living



Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy to develop and enhance socially appropriate adaptive behaviours under the supervision of qualified staff



When required support the service user to access other health services and ensure reasonable adjustments are implemented



Facilitate group work as directed by the qualified practitioner, to include; Physiotherapy, OT and Nurses for Health Awareness sessions



Monitor mental and physical health and report outcomes to the qualified practitioner



Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development



Provide information to enable the effectiveness of care to be evaluated.



Ensure appropriate records are maintained under the direction of the qualified practitioner.



Contribute to the involvement of service users, and carers/relatives in the delivery of care



Provide reassurance and support to service users and carers/family

Work collaboratively within the Care team to ensure that service users needs are met



Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations when directed by qualified practitioner



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.



To work with the wider team to offer support and interventions to young people in mental health crisis .