Crisis Clinician

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS discounts

Flexible working

Career development programs

Counselling services

Job summary

The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 registered professional for a 12‑month fixed‑term post in the Acute Services pathway, focusing on rapid assessment, brief evidence‑based interventions and care planning within the Intensive Home Treatment team.

You will provide clinical leadership to junior colleagues, carry out risk assessments, and ensure timely, effective episodes of care while promoting recovery with patients and families in crisis.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Clinical supervisor, and recognised sign-off mentor or clinical educator (or equivalent), achieved within the agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT at ITQ level 2 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessment and brief evidence-based clinical interventions.
• Develop, plan and implement brief care and treatment interventions within the Intensive Home Treatment pathway.
• Carry out clinical risk assessments based on current evidence and local policy.
• Ensure episodes of care are timely, effective and integrated.
• Promote a recovery model with patients, carers and relatives at the centre of decisions and care ownership.
• Act as advocate for patients and families, helping them manage disability, loss and change.
• Champion patients' rights, including dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.
• Provide clinical leadership to junior team members.
• Prioritise workload and use resources to meet service user needs.
• Keep good documentation and share records through the appropriate systems.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Rapid assessment

Care planning

Clinical risk assessment

Communication of complex information

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Teaching/training/mentoring

Report writing

Presentation skills

Education

CPD evidence

Job description

A band 6 fixed-term post for 12 months in the acute services pathway at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. The role centres on rapid assessment, brief evidence-based interventions and care planning for people in intensive home treatment during a crisis. The 24/7 team covers crisis telephone, assessment, place of safety and home treatment, and the post carries clinical leadership of junior colleagues. Open to mental health nurses and allied health professionals on the NMC, HCPC or SWE register, with 18 months' post-qualifying experience required.

What the job involves

• Provide rapid assessment and brief evidence-based clinical interventions
• Develop, plan and implement brief care and treatment interventions within the Intensive Home Treatment pathway
• Carry out clinical risk assessments based on current evidence and local policy
• Ensure episodes of care are timely, effective and integrated
• Promote a recovery model that puts patients, carers and relatives at the centre of decisions and care ownership
• Act as advocate for patients and relatives, helping them manage disability, loss and change
• Champion patients' rights, including dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect
• Provide clinical leadership to more junior team members
• Prioritise workload and use resources to meet service user needs
• Keep good documentation and share records through the appropriate systems

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Clinical supervisor, and recognised sign-off mentor or clinical educator (or equivalent), achieved within the agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT at ITQ level 2 or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Current registration with NMC, HCPC or SWE

Experience

• 18 months post-qualifying experience, including sign-off of preceptorship or competency framework at the point of application
• Significant experience working with people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families or carers
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups
• Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement
• Quality improvement activities

Skills & knowledge

• Leading, monitoring, co-ordinating and prioritising team activities
• Communicating complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team
• Working in a multidisciplinary team and taking lead professional responsibilities
• Providing clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessment in clinical practice
• Writing reports and using multimedia for presentations in professional settings
• Using approved breakaway techniques

Nice to have

• Leadership or management qualification
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area
• Leadership or management experience

What’s offered

• Generous pay, pensions and leave package
• Flexible working, including part-time working and job sharing
• Career development through mentoring, coaching and talent programmes
• Car lease scheme with competitive deals
• NHS discounts of up to 10% with retail brands
• Counselling services and wellbeing events
• Long service awards and cycle to work scheme
• Supernumerary staff induction period with support from existing team members