Sunflower House - Team Co-ordinator in Liverpool inLiverpool PUBLISHED THU 10 APR 2025 Jump to job information section

Sunflower House is a well-established Tier 4 children’s mental health inpatient service and part of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

It is commissioned by NHS England to provide specialist assessment, treatment, T4 Consultation and Multi-Disciplinary opinion across Cheshire, Wirral and Merseyside but also accepts from across and outside of England where appropriate/services cannot be provided regionally.

We Are An Inpatient Mental Health Facility, Designed To Help Children And Young People Up To The Age Of 13 Years With

• A primary diagnosis of mental illness including children with neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD and mild/borderline co-morbid learning difficulties), physical disabilities or those with social care problems as secondary needs.
• Severe and complex needs that cannot be safely managed within Tier 3 CAMHS
• Severe and complex needs that cannot be adequately assessed within a Tier 3 environment.
• May require detention under the Mental Health Act.
  
  

Previous applicants need not apply.

Applicable to the refer a friend scheme.

Refer a friend - Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name and Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application. This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.

The service is looking to recruit permanent Band 6 Team Coordinators.

The Team Co-Ordinator Role Will Provide

• Leadership and support to a group of clinical staff including nurses, healthcare support workers and trainees
• Young people up to age 13 presenting with complex and comorbid mental health difficulties
• clinical and day to day operational experience and leadership across the shift
• Shift work - days/nights/weekends – band 6 cover across shifts
• Nurse in charge role
• Management of clinical staff
  
  

For an informal discussion please contact Lauren Johnston – Clinical inpatient Manager on or e mail on

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Johnston Job title: Clinical inpatient Manager Email address: Telephone number: