We are seeking a passionate Mental Health Alliance Link Worker to join our team.
Purpose of the Role
The Mental Health Alliance Link Worker (MHALW) will work directly with our Mental Health Care Navigator. The role of the MHALW is to support and strengthen personal resilience and reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. The role will focus on providing support to people with mental health to enable them to re-connect with their communities, addressing barriers such as social isolation to enable disconnection from secondary services.
The MHALW will identify and support existing community organisations and groups to be accessible and sustainable. Ensuring that our Care Navigator based in a secondary setting has a wide range of quality services that meet the needs of service users. The MHALW will identify and support existing organisations to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups where gaps have been identified and develop an Alliance of mental Health Support providers within the VCFSE sector.
The Mental Health Alliance Link Worker will be located within One Knowsley and work closely with the MH Care Navigator co-located in Merseycare secondary care services and inpatient wards.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work to establish an alliance of community based mental health support providers, to include VCFSE organisations whose primary purpose is not mental health but provides support for wider determinants to enable a holistic approach to support. To employ an assertive outreach and flexible approach as and when necessary to increase levels of engagement.
- To liaise with all appropriate statutory and non-statutory agencies as required in relation to the service user’s needs.
- To identify risk issues and implement and evaluate risk management plans according to policy and procedure.
- To be accountable for ensuring that within the resources at your disposal all service users receive a high-quality service.
- Build relationships with key staff in primary and secondary care becoming part of the wider system, giving information and feedback on MHCN.
- Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to enable community-based referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
- Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of MHCN and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
- Provide referral agencies with regular updates about MHCN including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
- Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of MHCN on referral agencies.
- Be proactive in encouraging self-referrals and connecting with all local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.
Download the full job pack, including person specification: Mental Health Care Navigator Job Pack Feb 2024 (1)
If you feel you have the attitudes, skills and experience to work with us to deliver our vision, send your C.V. plus a personal statement – clearly indicating how you meet the person and role specification, to Debbie – Debbie.Bennett@oneknowsley.org.
For an informal chat about the role call Debbie Bennett on 07851260310
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 10th March 2024
Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 19th March 2024.
