Crisis Clinician

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a part-time Crisis Clinician to enhance mental health services. Applicants should possess a professional registration and at least 18 months' experience in mental health care. The role includes offering clinical interventions, developing treatment plans, and advocating for patient rights within a multidisciplinary team. This position offers a supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits, including flexible working hours and competitive pay.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions and leave

Work-life balance

Career development

Car lease options

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
• 18 months of post-qualifying experience with competency sign-off.
• Demonstrable knowledge of evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessment and clinical interventions.
• Plan, develop, and implement care interventions.
• Champion patients' rights, including dignity and respect.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Energetic

Motivated

Leadership

Communication

Education

Current professional registration with an approved professional body

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Crisis Clinician

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We are currently looking for a part time (20.5 hours) Crisis Clinician to join the Crisis Team in York. Candidates should be caring, compassionate, energetic and motivated individuals passionate about improving the mental health of our service users.

This is a Band 6 post open to Mental Health Nurses and Allied Health professionals who are currently registered with the NMC, HCPC or SWE. Candidates must have 18 months post‑qualifying experience, including sign‑off of an appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

The role is pivotal within the acute services pathway, delivering evidence‑based interventions aimed at preventing and reducing difficulties experienced by service users and carers during mental health crisis. The team operates 24/7 providing an All‑Age Crisis telephone service, Crisis Assessment Service, Health Based Place of Safety and Intensive Home Treatment pathway.

Main duties of the job

• Provide rapid assessment and brief evidence‑based clinical interventions
• Plan, develop and implement brief care and treatment interventions for individual patients within the Intensive Home Based Treatment Pathway
• Ensure individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective and integrated manner
• Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision‑making and ownership of their care packages
• Undertake clinical risk assessments based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures
• Act as the patients and relatives’ advocate
• Enable patients and carers to manage disability, loss and change
• Champion patients’ rights, including dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect
• Ensure good documentation is provided and entered within the appropriate systems of record sharing

About us

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work‑life balance. We offer a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive team environment.

• Generous pay, pensions and leave – comprehensive package available
• Work life balance – flexible working and support for part‑time working and job sharing
• Career development – mentoring, coaching and a range of talent programmes
• Car lease – competitive deals to lease cars
• NHS discounts – up to 10% discount from a variety of well‑known retail brands through the NHS Discounts website

Other benefits include:

• Counselling services
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current professional registration with an approved professional body
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• For registered nurses: MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education – must be achieved within an agreed timescale
• 18 months post‑qualifying experience including sign‑off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Clinical supervisor
• Recognised sign‑off mentor, clinical educator or equivalent – must be achieved within an agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant area

Knowledge and skills

• Demonstrable knowledge to post‑graduate level of evidence‑based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Provide leadership, monitor, co‑ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional responsibilities

Experience

• Significant experience working with people with mental ill‑health in a community setting
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate
• Mentoring or facilitating students on practice placement
• Working in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata, per annum