Crisis Intervention Practitioner

Sussexcommunity; Redhill; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Surrey is seeking Band 7 Crisis Intervention Practitioners to join their dynamic team. The role involves supporting young people in crisis, leading assessments, and providing high-quality care. This is an exciting opportunity for professionals with experience in mental health to make a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Golden Hello payment of £3,000

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post-qualifying experience, including 1 year as a Band 6.
• Experience working with CYP with mental health needs in a crisis setting.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting assessment, risk, and care planning.
• Supporting junior staff and maintaining KPIs.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Mental Health

Assessment

Teamwork

Education

Qualification in Nursing

Qualification in Social Work

Qualification in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Crisis Intervention Practitioner

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Due to exciting changes, we are seeking Band 7 Crisis Intervention Nurses within the Mindworks Crisis Intervention Service for Surrey.

Are you an RMN, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist with experience working with Children and Young People, looking to lead and support assessments and interventions for young people in crisis?

Our team provides a 7-day week crisis intervention service, offering discovery conversations to children, young people, and their families presenting with emotional and mental health crises in local acute hospitals and community bases. Our operational hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Sunday, including Bank Holidays. Weekend and bank holiday shifts are expected.

The successful candidate will hold an appropriate professional registration with NMC, HCPC, or SWE. Experience and competence in working with vulnerable people in crisis are essential. Experience working with children and young people is required.

There has never been a better time to join our developing and dynamic Crisis Intervention service; set within our friendly and supportive teams, we encourage enthusiastic applicants to apply.

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Main duties of the job

The main duties include leading and supporting assessment, risk, and care planning alongside Children and Young People (CYPS), their families or carers, and the acute staff to safely facilitate discharge with follow-up care planned in the community.

Supporting junior staff to provide high-quality care, sharing learning, and developing skills through supervision and training, while maintaining KPIs and collecting data to support service growth and development, are all part of this exciting role. These posts offer structured career progression with recognized training packages, including modules in Crisis Intervention with young people, DBT skills, and an opportunity to join CYPIAPT.

GOLDEN HELLO

We are pleased to offer a Golden Hello payment of £3,000 (pro-rata) for this vacancy, eligible to external candidates only. Payment will be made in three installments. Further details are in the supporting documents.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with learning disabilities in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving mental wellbeing. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organizations to provide services and support for service users and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county just 30 minutes from Central London and the South Coast, with historic market towns, countryside, and excellent road and rail networks. Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby for international travel.

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

Working from home contracts do not attract high-cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and personal specification document for detailed requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification in Nursing, Social Work, or Occupational Therapy

Experience

• At least 3 years post-qualifying experience, including 1 year as a Band 6 in the community. Experience working with CYP with mental health needs in a crisis setting.
• Experience in mental health assessments, risk assessments, risk formulations, crisis and contingency planning, and use of outcome measures.
• Experience working with other agencies and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good understanding of family functioning and knowledge of safeguarding procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS check will be required.

Salary: £48,270 to £54,931 per year, including 5% Fringe HCAS, pro-rata.