Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

Band 5 Mental Health Practitioners – Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team:

We have vacancies for experienced, passionate and motivated professionals to join our OUTSTANDING Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team at the Harplands Hospital.

£29,970 - £36,483 per annum, full time 37.5 hours per week.

If you are ambitious, enthusiastic, innovative and creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you.  If you are ready for your next challenge, let us support you in achieving it.

At our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team we provide OUTSTANDING services across Stoke and Staffordshire, and we want to ensure we provide the highest of standards and care at first point of contact and in crisis.  Working within Crisis Care can be demanding but one of the most rewarding.  We welcome applicants to come and see what we do, and to see the amazing team you could be a part of.

Main duties of the job

The Crisis Care Centre is an essential component of the urgent care pathway and provides an all age single point of access to mental health services in norths Staffordshire, whilst also offering a 24-hour, seven day crisis service with the additional offer of intensive home treatment as an alternative to an acute inpatient admission.

The Crisis Care Centre in line with the NHS Long Term Plan will be expanding this offer too support individuals in crisis by receiving referrals via NHS 111, in addition to the dedicated line for ambulance, police, GP’s and other professionals requiring an urgent mental health response.

The post-holder will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care and will ensure effective co-ordination of the service ensuring individuals who present in crisis and with an acute mental health need receives a safe and effective response to their needs.

The post holder will co-ordinate care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a collaborative approach is applied to recovery focused patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To act at all times in accordance with relevant professional body.
• To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust values and Trust policy and procedures.
• To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
• To act as a role model.
• In conjunction with the operational team manager, clinical co-coordinator and deputy team manager take responsibility for setting, maintaining and evaluating standards of care.
• To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.
• To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
• To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.