Crisis Pathway Mental Health Practitioner

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; Bedford; In loco; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

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East London NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Mental Health Practitioner for the Crisis Pathway and Kelvin Grove Crisis House. You will assess risk, oversee medication management and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care for adults in crisis.

Role requires RMN with CPD, Crisis Pathway experience, and driving access. Salary Band 6 (£39,959–£48,117) with permanent, full-time pattern; closing date 15 November 2026; UK-wide registration essential.

Competenze

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current UK registration.
• Continual professional development demonstrated.
• Crisis Pathway experience.
• Experience with conducting telephone assessments.
• Post qualification experience in adult and/or older adult care.
• Experience in planning, implementing and evaluating complex care programs.
• Experience of suicide prevention work.
• Full UK driving licence and able to provide own vehicle

Mansioni

• Provide advice on mental health issues and oversee day-to-day patient care and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with CRHT and community teams to ensure timely assessment, treatment and follow-up.

Conoscenze

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Evidence of continual professional"s

Formazione

NMC registration

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Job summary

As a mental health practitioner for the Crisis Pathway, you will provide nursing support to both the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and within Kelvin Grove our purpose build Crisis House overseen by the CRHT.

The CRHTT operates a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week service for people aged 18 years and above who are experiencing a mental health crisis or requiring support as a alternative to the acute wards. The service will maintain focus on identifying, assessing and care planning for servicer users.

The post holder will be expected to be self-motivating with the ability to demonstrate accurate formulations of mental state, risk and need for people in a mental health crisis and take into account medical, social and cultural factors and referring on to other disciplines in the team or other agencies as appropriate within the given timeframes for the service. In particular you will be expected to assess and update risk on each contact and be fully aware of the safeguarding concerns.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide advice on mental health issues and participate in carrying out training programs for clinical teams on the management of a wide variety of mental health problems. The post holder will be expected to maintain the highest degree of professionalism and service at all times and will work in collaboration with the teams and organisations that come into contact with the service. To post holder to provide comprehensive support to oversee medication administration and titration support of high risk psychotics such as Clozapine.

The Mental Health Practitioner for Kelvin Grove will provide visible clinical oversight for the Crisis House, ensuring the safe, effective and recovery-focused delivery of care in partnership with Penrose.

Working closely with the Clinical lead nurse and Penrose team and wider multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will provide clinical oversight of the service, ensuring that residents receive high quality, person-centred care within a psychologically informed environment.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Closing date: 15 November 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 363-BED8317968-A

Job responsibilities

The mental Health Practitioner will support the day-to-day clinical operations of Kelvin Grove by providing advice to guidance for both ELFT staff and Penrose staff. They will oversee day to day patient care, support clinical decision making, coordinate multidisciplinary reviews, provide clinical supervision and ensure effective discharge planning.

The post holder will work collaboratively with CRHT and community teams to ensure that residents receive appropriate assessment, treatment and follow-up throughout their stay.

Essential experience

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Crisis Pathway experience
• Experience with conducting telephone assessments
• Post qualification experience in the field of adult and/or older adult
• Extensive and demonstrable experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programs of care, particularly in an acute care or older adult community setting
• Experience of suicide prevention work
• Must have a full UK driving license and business insurance on own vehicle

Desirable experience

• CAMHS experience
• Older adults experience
• Mentorship sign off desired
• AMHP

Essential knowledge and skills

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, expertise and practical experience of a full range of therapeutic nursing skills and approaches to people with mental health problems aged 18 years and above
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge, understanding and practical experience of risk assessment and risk management
• Demonstrate excellent problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrate an ability to make balanced clinical judgments and decisions
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills
• Full UK driving Licence and access to a car for home treatment

Desirable knowledge and skills

• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of child and adult protection issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact

Operational Manager: Stacey Wimbleton, [e-mail], 07800554859

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