Job Introduction
Our Story:
Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.
Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.
We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.
Our Team:
Our local authority is on a transformative journey to strengthen safeguarding practice and improve outcomes for children and families. Our principle is simple; “Start With Why”.
We have focused not only on what we do or how we do it, but on the values that drive us: keeping children safe by empowering families to create lasting change. We believe every child deserves to grow up safe, loved, and supported within their family wherever possible. Our purpose is to reduce harm and build resilience by working with families, not to them.
The team are primarily based at Rutland House in Runcorn with flexibility to work on a hybrid and agile basis. There is also some travel involved in this role, meaning that the ability to drive and access to a vehicle is essential.
Hours: 37
Your Contributions:
We are currently recruiting 3 experienced Adult Mental Health Practitioners who currently hold a diploma/degree in a relevant field and are registered with an appropriate body (i.e., Registered Mental Health Nurse. We are looking for compassionate, skilled practitioners who share our commitment to safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and families.
You will be a vital part of the delivery of our Family Safeguarding Model, working as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess and support parents and carers experiencing mental health difficulties, domestic abuse, or substance misuse, delivering timely interventions that promote wellbeing, reduce the impact of abuse and neglect, and help families achieve positive and sustainable outcomes. Some responsibilities of the role include:
• Working collaboratively to deliver timely mental health support for parents and carers, including responding to urgent needs and crises
• Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments, developing formulations, providing appropriate interventions, and contributing to family plans, risk assessments, and safety planning
• Establishing effective referral pathways and working closely with mental health and other statutory/non-statutory services to ensure coordinated, multi-agency support
• Managing and prioritising caseloads effectively, balancing individual needs, service demands, and shared team responsibilities
• Contributing to team performance and continuous professional development through supervision, appraisal, training, and the application of motivational interviewing techniques
Our Offer:
Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:
• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme
Next Steps:
At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Matthew Browne – Matthew.Browne@halton.gov.uk 01515116991
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 6th July.
At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk
Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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