Crisis Intervention Practitioner NEH (Development Role Band 6-7)

HwC Ventures; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative health service is seeking passionate Crisis Intervention Nurses to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with young people experiencing emotional and mental health crises, providing essential support and care within a collaborative environment. You will lead assessments, coordinate with various professionals, and ensure timely follow-up care, all while contributing to the development of a vital service. With structured career progression and ongoing training opportunities, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in mental health care while advancing their professional skills. Join a dedicated team committed to improving the well-being of the community!

Benefits

Structured Career Progression

Recognized Training Packages

CPD Modules

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Professional registration with NMC or HCPC is essential.
• Experience working with young people in crisis is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments and care planning for young people in crisis.
• Support junior staff and ensure high-quality care delivery.
• Facilitate timely discharge and follow-up care in the community.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Clinical Assessment

Risk Assessment

Mental Health Care

Communication Skills

Education

Professional Registration with NMC or HCPC

Experience with Vulnerable Populations

Tools

E-roster System

CPD Modules

Job description

Due to exciting changes, we are seeking Band 6 or Band 7 Crisis Intervention Nurses within the Mindworks Crisis Intervention Service for the North East Hants area.

The Mindworks Alliance is a partnership between traditional CAMHS Services and third sector/voluntary agencies working to meet the emotional and mental health needs of CYP in Surrey and now NE Hants.

This can be a developmental post so if you are ready for a Band 6 role we are interested in developing you further into a Band 7 role within 2 years as part of your career pathway.

Our team provides a 7-day week Crisis Intervention Service, offering discovery conversations to CYP & their families/carers presenting with emotional and mental health crises in local acute hospitals and community bases.

Our operational hours are 9am-5pm Monday-Sunday including Bank Holidays. Unsocial and weekend shifts will be expected, and we use the e-roster system to ensure you are aware of your shifts. Your main base will be Aldershot Centre for Health, though you will be expected to in-reach to Frimley Park Hospital and the homes of CYP.

The successful candidate will hold an appropriate professional registration with NMC or HCPC or SW England. Experience and competence in working with vulnerable people in crisis is essential. Working with young people in crisis is desirable.

The main duties within this role include:

1. Leading and supporting assessment, risk, and care planning alongside CYP, their family/carers, and the acute staff to safely facilitate discharge with follow-up care planned in the community within 7 days.
2. Offering up to 6 follow-up sessions with the CYP and ensuring referral and signposting to appropriate services for longer-term follow-up is put in place and supportive discharge/transfer facilitated.
3. 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.

These posts offer structured career progression with recognized training packages including CPD modules in assessment and risk assessment of adolescents and DBT-A. Our Trust offers many development opportunities for future leadership career pathways too.

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 a learning disability 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 the mental well-being of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organizations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

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

We look forward to receiving your application!

Band 6 Key Responsibilities

1. Work closely within the Mindworks Alliance during office hours, responding to crisis referrals of CYP.
2. Work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking clinical assessment of CYP who may have complex co-morbid mental health needs and present in crisis, working alongside medical, nursing, and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided resulting in safe, timely discharge from acute or T4 inpatient care.
3. Co-ordinate and liaise with Paediatric ward and SABP Core 13 (Paediatric Liaison Service) and the other CIS team members to facilitate timely discharge from hospital and follow up in the community.
4. Work closely with the Emergency Departments, the Adult Psychiatric Liaison Service, Mental Health Crisis Teams, On Call Duty Psychiatrist, On Call Managers, Core 13 (Paediatric Liaison Mental Health Nurses), ensuring CYP are seen in a timely manner and risk is assessed and a management plan is developed.
5. Manage own caseload from referral to discharge/transfer, holding medium to high-risk cases and ensure timely and accurate documentation is completed.
6. Ensure that outcome measures for Crisis Intervention are implemented and audited. Contribute to relevant research and ensure that interventions on the pathway are evidence-based.
7. Be responsible for the initial assessment and subsequent facilitation of referral to appropriate services once the crisis has become manageable.
8. Report to and advise community referrer on assessment and treatment outcomes and respond to requests for and provide formal reports for other agencies.
9. Represent the Crisis Intervention Service at professional/network meetings to offer advice/consultation on complex cases who are in crisis.
10. Develop and implement systems to monitor and evaluate the service.
11. Undertake relevant CPD to improve assessment and treatment skills regarding crisis intervention.
12. Be competent in conducting crisis assessments.

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