Crisis and Home Treatment Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust is seeking clinicians for its Crisis Team to assess urgent mental health referrals, conduct full needs assessments, and coordinate referrals to specialist services.

The role emphasizes service-user centred care and 24/7 shift coverage within a multidisciplinary team that includes nurses, a team manager, a clinical lead, and input from consultants and psychologists.

Qualifications

• The service triages and assesses urgent and emergency referrals to identify appropriate care pathways.
• Team works with Home Treatment Team; cross-cover opportunities may exist.
• Team includes Mental Health Nurses, Team Manager, Clinical Lead; input from Consultants and Psychologists.
• Occupational therapy and Social work applicants welcomed with relevant registration.

Responsibilities

• Triage mental health referrals to determine priority and clinical pathway.
• Carry out full assessments including comprehensive risk assessments.
• Refer to appropriate teams/services using available resources.
• Provide evidence-based, service-user focused clinical care.
• Act as gatekeeper to informal admissions to hospital.

Skills

Mental health triage

Risk assessment

Clinical governance

Education

Professional registration required

Job description

About

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:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We Are Committed To Inclusive Cultures And Really Value People In Our Organisation, View Our Allyship Video On YouTube To Find Out More

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Scott Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 08008048999

• 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 works closely with the Home Treatment Team, and there may be opportunity for cross cover, but the primary role is within the crisis team.
• The team currently consists of Mental Health Nurses, a Team Manager and a Clinical lead. We have in-put form Consultant Psychiatrists and a Psychologist and would welcome Occupational therapy and Social work applicants, with relevant experience and appropriate registration
• The team provide a service over a 24/7 period encompassing a varied shift pattern.
• To provide a clinical service that is service user focussed.
• To triage all mental health referrals to the Crisis Team to determine the priority for service response and the appropriate clinical pathway.
• 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.
• To act as gatekeeper to informal admissions to hospital.