Band 6 Specialist Mental Health Control Room Practitioner - Devizes

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Devizes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in Devizes is seeking a part-time team member to join the Mental Health Control Room Triage Service. This role involves supporting police officers with mental health incidents, making quick decisions without holding a caseload. Ideal candidates will have experience in crisis work or related fields. Join a friendly team dedicated to alleviating mental health pressures in the community.

Qualifications

• Background in crisis work would be highly desirable.
• Experience in mental health or related fields preferred.
• Ability to make quick and concise decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support police officers with mental health-related incidents.
• Work collaboratively with Wiltshire Police staff.
• Make confident decisions based on clinical risk.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Decision-making

Teamwork

Job description

Job overview

The Mental Health Control Room Triage Service is looking for a new part-time team member to join our team, based in the Wiltshire Police control room.

We are a small and friendly team of mental health professionals. We support each other and pride ourselves on the strong working relationships we have built with our Wiltshire Police colleagues.

If you are enthusiastic and looking for a challenging, different, yet rewarding role, this could be the job for you!

Unlike many other nursing roles, this team does not hold a caseload. We work with the “here and now,” helping to support police officers and staff in dealing with any mental health-related incidents that arise.

Mental health demand has increased in all areas during the pandemic and continues to rise as we move beyond it. We are here to help relieve some of that pressure for the police.

This role is fast-paced and requires the new team member to be confident in making good, concise, and quick decisions, mainly based around clinical risk. Therefore, a background in crisis work would be highly desirable, although not essential.