Primary Care Mental Health Lead

Job summaryAn exiting opportunity has arisen to join the Primary Care Mental Health Team as a Mental Health Lead in Kirkby.This is an exiting post improving collaboration between primary care secondary care services to support patients getting access to the right service, at the right time, in the right place.This post will be working closely with Kirkby GP's, Kirkby PCN and Mersey Care to support those with mental health difficulties.Main duties of the jobTo manage a defined area of responsibility safely and effectively, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of care to the service users by supervising and monitoring a range of multi disciplinary.To maintain close links with other professionals both internal and external to the Trust to maintain a high quality of service delivery.About usMersey 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.DetailsDate posted04 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary 49,387 to 56,515 a year per annum ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number350-MHC8231711Job locationsNorthwood House16 Briery Hey AvKirkbyL33 0YEUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAn exiting opportunity has arisen to join the Primary Care Mental Health Team as a Mental Health Lead in Kirkby.This is an exiting post improving collaboration between primary care secondary care services to support patients getting access to the right service, at the right time, in the right place.This post will be working closely with Kirkby GP's, Kirkby PCN and Mersey Care to support those with mental health difficulties. Job description Job responsibilitiesAn exiting opportunity has arisen to join the Primary Care Mental Health Team as a Mental Health Lead in Kirkby.This is an exiting post improving collaboration between primary care secondary care services to support patients getting access to the right service, at the right time, in the right place.This post will be working closely with Kirkby GP's, Kirkby PCN and Mersey Care to support those with mental health difficulties.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialRelevant professional qualification - RMN / Occupational TherapistDesirableNMP QualificationCompleted course/module research methods Experience EssentialSignificant evidence of post registration experience, in relevant service areas.Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups.Understanding of Adult safeguarding issuesCompetent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPointEvidence of audit's undertaken and outcomes.DesirableExperience of presentations at local, regional, national level.Experience of providing supervision to others, and experience in a leadership role.Competent in using databases and spread sheets Knowledge EssentialDemonstrates ability and Knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to cliniciansDesirableEvidence continued leadership development Skills EssentialEvidence of excellent clinical record keepingDemonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.Maintained development of clinical leadership skills.Undertaken a leadership programme.Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skillsAble to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resourcesDesirableEvidence continued leadership development Person Specification Qualifications EssentialRelevant professional qualification - RMN / Occupational TherapistDesirableNMP QualificationCompleted course/module research methods Experience EssentialSignificant evidence of post registration experience, in relevant service areas.Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups.Understanding of Adult safeguarding issuesCompetent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPointEvidence of audit's undertaken and outcomes.DesirableExperience of presentations at local, regional, national level.Experience of providing supervision to others, and experience in a leadership role.Competent in using databases and spread sheets Knowledge EssentialDemonstrates ability and Knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to cliniciansDesirableEvidence continued leadership development Skills EssentialEvidence of excellent clinical record keepingDemonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.Maintained development of clinical leadership skills.Undertaken a leadership programme.Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skillsAble to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resourcesDesirableEvidence continued leadership developmentDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameMersey Care NHS Foundation TrustAddressNorthwood House16 Briery Hey AvKirkbyL33 0YEUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameMersey Care NHS Foundation TrustAddressNorthwood House16 Briery Hey AvKirkbyL33 0YEUnited KingdomEmployer's website