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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered Nurse Associate to join the Warrington Children and Young People's Mental health Service.  The post holder will work as part of a team to promote and maintain the health and wellbeing of children and young people with mental health and wellbeing difficulties which could also include those with complex needs.

The service provides support to children, young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed need. The service offers every  child/family a programme of screening, reviews, mental health intervention and information, and
guidance to support their mental health as part of THRIVE.

The present role at Warrington provides an opportunity to be part of a diverse MDT alongside nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, art therapy, drama therapy, CBT, Psychology and more. 

Main duties of the job

1. Contribute to the provision of a high-quality child health service.
2. Work collaboratively within the team and with primary and community care colleagues to deliver local and national health objectives. 
3. Work with the team to undertake workload planning and delegation of work to other team members, taking into account competency levels.
4. Undertake holistic assessments of children / young people and families in line with local and national guidelines.
5. Support the team to develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to children and young people.
6. Support and empathise with children, young people and families in time of need.
7. Support the team to develop multi-agency partnerships and joint working to facilitate public 
health objectives in line with the Trusts objectives.
8. Work within a public health competency framework to address public health priorities and health inequalities.
9. Participate in the mentorship and assessment of a range of learners and in the preceptorship and support of new colleagues.
10. Maintain stock as required.

Working for our organisation

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.