Community Mental Health Practitioner

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Cheltenham is seeking committed band 5 nurses to join their Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams. The role involves providing triage and home treatment to individuals experiencing mental health crises. Candidates should be RMN qualified with excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting those in need. The position allows flexibility in working hours, promoting a supportive and inclusive workplace environment.

Benefits

Welcoming workplace culture

Diverse range of services and career opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Be an RMN qualified nurse seeking a new challenge.
• Passionate about helping those experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure situation.

Responsibilities

• Provide a 24/7 service as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and short-term interventions.
• Maintain responsibility for a shared caseload of up to 30 service users.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to build relationships

Capacity to work under pressure

Education

RMN qualified nurse

Job description

Overview

The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams are an integral part of Urgent Care Services providing triage and assessment, home treatment, gate‑keeping of hospital beds and telephone support to individuals suffering from psychological, emotional and mental health distress. We are an open‑access service working with those aged 11 to end of life who are suffering with a functional illness. We are now seeking highly motivated and committed band 5 nurses to join us in providing this service and complement our current team of professionals, assisting with the day‑to‑day running of the service and ensuring you are professionally accountable and responsible for service users' care. As the ideal candidate for this post you would be an RMN qualified nurse looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives. We are looking for candidates with excellent communication skills and a passion for helping those experiencing a mental health crisis. You will have the ability to build relationships with key partner agencies and help us to integrate more effectively with other services, as well as thrive on working in a high‑pressure situation.

Responsibilities

• To be a member of a multidisciplinary MHARS team that will provide a 24 hour, 7 days a week service.
• To participate in the provision of a comprehensive assessment, planning, short‑term intervention, support and education service to clients referred to the service with a range of psychiatric illnesses and mental health crises.
• To have face‑to‑face contact and the provision of telephone advice ensuring that the needs of the service users are met in the most sensitive and appropriate way.
• To maintain responsibility for a shared caseload of up to 20 to 30 service users.
• The post holder will receive regular supervision from Band 6 Clinicians and/or the Team Manager.

Working Hours

The team operate a mixed economy shift system allowing staff to choose either a standard shift working pattern (7.5 hour shifts) or long shift working pattern (12 hour shifts). This is negotiated with the team manager with those choosing to work long shifts having to pick up a regular short shift or long shift to make up contracted hours. Nights undertaken are 9.5 hours.

Benefits

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.