Mental Health Crisis Intervention - Specialist Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference for people experiencing a mental health crisis?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where compassion, clinical expertise and teamwork come together to deliver life-changing care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for aBand 6 Specialist Practitioner to join our Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team (MHCIT).

We are a dynamic24/7 Crisis and Home Based Treatment Service supporting adults aged 18-64 experiencing acute mental health crises, alongside their families and carers.

As a Specialist Practitioner, you will undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, coordinate care, and deliver evidence-based interventions to support people through periods of acute distress.

You will use your clinical expertise to inform decision-making, promote recovery, manage risk and ensure people receive the right care, at the right time, in the least restrictive setting possible.

This an ideal opportunity for resilient, adaptable professionals who enjoy working autonomously while being part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. We are seeking aRegistered Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse or Social Worker with experience in mental health services and a passion for crisis care.

Working in crisis services can be challenging, but it is also incredibly rewarding. If you want a role where you can combine clinical expertise with compassion and make a genuine difference every day, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• The main features of this role include the assessment of Service Users in Crisis, leading on crisis assessments and decision making with onward referring to appropriate teams, planning interventions, delivering a variety of Acute Crisis interventions, whilst reviewing care and planning for discharge. You will be working within an Multi Disciplinary Team maintaining quality standards and patient safety, within a framework of clinical governance.
• You will also work as the shift coordinator when designated to this role, supervise junior staff and support the ongoing development of the team with all team members.
• We are seeking individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with people who have complex needs and enduring mental illness. This role requires good organisational skills, being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively, and an interest or specialism in urgent and emergency mental health care, providing expert clinical advice and support and provide leadership and guidance on shift.
• We are a 24/7 service therefore patterns of duties include days, evenings, weekend's, nights and bank holidays.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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