Job vacancy: Senior CRISS Practitioner, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds

Job summary

Main area: West Crisis Resolution Intensive Support Service
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent: 12 month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment opportunity also available
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 173-34426-ACUTE

Employer: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Marys Hospital
Town: Leeds
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/07/2026 23:59

Senior CRISS Practitioner

Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· To work closely with the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) in overseeing efficiency and effectiveness of treatment given and support the CTM in carrying out his/her duties.

· To present as a positive and professional role model to all staff within the team, striving to maintain a philosophy of service user involvement in continuously improving the service

· To work as an integrated member of the clinical team, participating in all aspects of day to day service provision.

· Band 6 practitioners work with a shared caseload of service users and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing same day/urgent assessment, care planning and care delivery. This will include the provision of highly skilled nursing/AHP care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.

· Band 6 practitioners also provide leadership, management, and supervision / appraisal for junior staff (and sometimes other members of a multi-disciplinary team) and often lead / coordinate / supervise teams of staff in the delivery and evaluation of care.

· In some roles specialist skills and knowledge may be required. Band 6 practitioners will often have designated areas of practice to lead within the team.

· Band 6 practitioners will be required to regularly take charge of a team and to delegate and supervise the work of other staff.

· Practitioners are expected to consistently demonstrate the ‘Six C’s’ – namely care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

· Practitioners will be expected to work shifts over 24/7 pattern.

· Car driver essential

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse, Allied Health Professional or Social Worker.

Experience

Essential criteria

Post Registration experience of working with adults of all ages with acute mental health problems.
Can demonstrate experience of formulating crisis plans/care plans for people in an acute mental health crisis.

Skills

Essential criteria

Assessment and problems solving skills particularly in the area of crisis assessment and treatment.
Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers/family members, other professionals and the wider community.
Is able to drive and has access to a car
Can undertake 24/7 shift pattern

Values

Desirable criteria

Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorize Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Catherine Blundell
Job title: Clinical Team Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0113 8556024

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Senior CRISS Practitioner

Band 6

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Essential criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Skills

Essential criteria

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