Crisis Clinician

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Redhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS mental health trust in Redhill is seeking a Crisis Clinician to provide urgent mental health support. The role involves conducting assessments, liaising with stakeholders, and mentoring students. Ideal candidates will have a professional qualification for social work and experience in crisis intervention. Join a committed team delivering compassionate care and making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working

Excellent health and wellbeing support

Staff development opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of post qualification study is required.
• Experience in mental health services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and coordinate shifts.
• Manage and triage referrals efficiently.
• Provide mental health crisis intervention and mentorship.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Crisis intervention

Education

Professional Qualification for Social worker

Job description

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Gatton Place Town Redhill Salary £40,617 - £48,778 Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata. Salary period Yearly Closing 12/12/2025 23:59

Crisis Clinician

NHS AfC: Band 6

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

Are you ready to make a real impact when it matters most? Join us as a Crisis Clinician and become a vital part of our mission to deliver outstanding mental health care in the community. This is a great opportunity to be at the forefront of urgent mental health support, helping people in their most vulnerable moments and shaping positive outcomes for individuals and families.

Based at Gatton Place in Redhill, you’ll work alongside a skilled team of junior and senior practitioners, taking the lead in coordinating shifts, delegating tasks, and liaising with key stakeholders. You’ll respond to requests for assessment and treatment for those experiencing a mental health crisis, using your expertise to make critical decisions and provide compassionate, evidence-based care.

For night shift only you will work as part of theRight Care, Right Person initiative, you’ll also handle mental health-related 111 calls and offer advice to police and ambulance services—helping to prevent unnecessary A&E visits or detentions under Section 136.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, want to make a tangible difference, and are committed to delivering person-centred care, this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

As a Crisis Clinician, you will take the lead in conducting comprehensive assessments and coordinating shifts to ensure smooth service delivery.

You’ll manage and triage referrals efficiently, mentor students to support their professional development, and carry out home visits for individuals on the caseload who require urgent mental health crisis intervention.

This role demands strong leadership, clinical expertise, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirements and responsibilities of this job.

Person specification

Experience

• Evidence of post qualification study

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification for Social worker, RMN, OT registered - NMC/HCPC/Social Worker

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.