Job summary
- Main area
- Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-RCG-0600-B
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Woodlands Unit
- Town
- Rotherham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Crisis and Home Treatment Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The service triages and assesses all urgent and emergency referrals to identify the most appropriate service to meet individual need when persons are experiencing a mental health crisis. This involves telephone triage, support and signposting and face to face full needs assessment care planning and referring on to relevant services.
The team currently consists of Community Mental Health Nurses, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Consultant Psychiatrist and other associated medical staff.
The team provide a service over a 24/7 period encompassing a varied shift pattern.
Main duties of the job
• To provide a clinical service that is service user focussed.
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• To triage all mental health referrals to the Crisis Team to determine the priority for service response and the appropriate clinical pathway. This includes completing identified shifts based at Woodside working alongside the Care Co-ordination centre call handlers to provide timely triage for callers to the crisis line.
• To carry out full assessments of needs including comprehensive risk assessments of persons referred or self -referred to the service.
• To recommend and refer, where treatment/intervention is indicated, to the most appropriate team/ service utilising all available resources.
• To identify where appropriate treatment based interventions for all service users ensuring that best practice is implemented.
• Where appropriate to participate in Mental Health Act Assessments so that alternatives to formal hospital admission are considered.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or OT
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of post registration training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of assessing and managing risk
- Professional experience of working in acute adult mental health
- Experience of MDT working
- Demonstrable post registration experience as an RMN/ SW
- Skills in coordinating and planning inter-agency approaches in mental health care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
- Skills in co-ordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
- An understanding of current mental health issues
- IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team
- Understanding of the CPA process
- Understanding of the importance of user/carer involvement in care planning
- Excellent assessment skills, including risk assessment
- Experience of Safeguarding
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Scott
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 08008048999
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