Mental Health Support Worker Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Mental Health Support Worker opportunities within our award winning Mental Health Triage and Response Service - which includes Mental Health Response Vehicles (MHRV), Health Based Places of Safety and Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) across the Mersey Care Footprint.

Responsibilities

• Provide response to the management of Section 136 and the operating of the identified Places of Safety, MHRV and MHCAS.
• Act as the first point of contact and work collaboratively alongside the Registered Mental Health Practitioner and with Police forces, NWAS, Local Authorities, Acute Trust colleagues, and Mental Health Services.
• Support service users presenting in crisis, ensuring their needs are met within the identified places of safety and assisting with timely assessment and safety planning.
• Mobilise to support service users from the point of detention under Section 136 through coordination, observation, assessment and support within the identified Places of Safety.
• Effectively communicate, problem solve, recognise risk and support the service user.

Qualifications

• Experience of crisis management and assessment.
• Experience of ward work (beneficial).
• Self motivated and forward thinking.

Benefits

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026.