Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Nurse | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Scunthorpe is seeking a Band 6 Nurse to provide urgent triage and assessment for individuals in mental health crises. This role involves home treatment visits and delivering skilled nursing care, including biopsychosocial interventions and clinical risk management. The successful candidate will work in a structured team and participate in crisis management efforts. This position requires strong clinical leadership abilities and offers a chance to significantly impact patient recovery and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Ability to provide home-based treatment interventions.
• Clinical leadership and supervision skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a service-user focused clinical service 24/7.
• Triage all mental health referrals.
• Deliver comprehensive nursing care and interventions.
• Conduct assessments for inpatient and crisis house admissions.
• Facilitate early discharge for clinically indicated patients.

Skills

Triage of mental health referrals

Mental health assessments

Care planning

Biopsychosocial interventions

Clinical risk management

Job description

We know that service users recover quickly at home, and you will be an integral component for ensuring that this is done in a safe and specific way as an alternative to hospital admission, working alongside the wider MDT.

As a Band 6 Nurse in the CRHT, you will provide urgent and emergency triage, advice and assessment for people in a mental health crisis. You will undertake home treatment visits as indicated by the MDT, delivering highly skilled nursing care, including care planning, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management, and promoting recovery and inclusion. You will work autonomously, attend MDT meetings, undertake gate‑keeping assessments for inpatient and crisis house admissions, collaborate with the crisis house to lead on admission care, and facilitate early discharge where clinically indicated. You will also provide clinical leadership and supervision for junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical service that is service‑user focused, accessible and responsive 24 hours, 7 days a week.
• Triage all mental health referrals to determine priority and appropriate clinical pathway.
• Deliver highly skilled nursing care, including full mental health assessment, care planning and delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, and clinical risk management.
• Recommend and refer, where treatment is indicated, to the most appropriate team or service.
• Conduct gate‑keeping assessments for inpatient admissions and crisis house admissions.
• Collaborate with the crisis house to lead on admission care.
• Facilitate early discharge from inpatient wards where clinically indicated.
• Provide home‑based treatment interventions for all clients, ensuring best practice is implemented.
• Participate in Mental Health Act assessments where appropriate to explore alternatives to formal hospital admission.

About RDaSH

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4000 talented colleagues who are valued and respected. We have a wide portfolio that includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and attract the right colleagues committed to first‑class care and our vision and values.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025.