Band 6 Specialist Practitioner - Bath

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in Bath is seeking an experienced Band 6 clinician to join a dedicated overnight mental health service delivering crisis care across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.

You will triage urgent referrals, assess people in mental health crisis at the acute hospitals, provide brief interventions, develop safety plans and coordinate safeguarding with partners.

Qualifications

• Band 6 clinician with crisis care experience.
• High-quality crisis assessment and safety planning.
• Collaboration with partners to coordinate care and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Triage urgent mental health referrals and carry out assessments in the Emergency Department.
• Provide brief interventions to people in crisis, in person and by telephone.
• Develop safety plans and conduct risk assessments with patients, carers and families.
• Liaise with professionals and partner agencies for onward referrals and safeguarding.

Skills

Triage mental health referrals

Mental health crisis assessment

Brief interventions

Risk assessment

Liaison with professionals and carers

Job description

This is a unique role within a dedicated overnight mental health service and would suit an existing Band 6 clinician with the skills, confidence and passion to deliver high quality crisis care and assessment.

The OOH Divisional Intensive Service delivers urgent and intensive overnight mental health support across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW), seven days a week. Operating as a stand alone team with a clear clinical identity and protected remit, the service will plat a critical role in supporting people at times of acute need, outside of traditional working hours.

The team work across two bases, Royal United Hospital (RUH) and Great Western Hospital, strengthening partnerships with acute services and reducing unnecessary travel for staff.

This overnight service comprises of 2 x Band 6 practitioners and a Band 4 Recovery Coordinator every night of the year, supporting and working alongside our colleagues in the acute hospitals.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a small out of hours team, triaging urgent mental health referrals and carrying out assessments of people attending the acute hospitals' Emergency Department in mental health crisis.

You will offer brief interventions to people in crisis, in person and on the telephone.

You will develop safety plans and carry out risk assessments with patients, carers and families.

You will liaise with professionals, partner agencies, carers and families, making onward referrals where appropriate, including safeguarding.