CRISS Practitioner

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking a qualified CRISS Practitioner to provide dynamic mental health support in the community. The role requires working with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver urgent assessments and care. Ideal candidates will have a recognized professional qualification (RNMH/RNLD/OT/SWE) and experience in acute mental health settings. Offers flexible working arrangements and strong professional development support.

Benefits

27 - 33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Post Registration experience of working with adults of all ages with acute mental health problems.
• Experience of formulating crisis plans/care plans for people in an acute mental health crisis.

Responsibilities

• Provide same day/urgent assessment and care.
• Work closely with inpatient and community services.
• Demonstrate the Six Cs: care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.

Skills

Assessment and problems solving skills

Crisis assessment and treatment

Ability to consult and liaise

Education

Recognised professional qualification - RNMH/RNLD/OT/SWE

Job description

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

CRISS Practitioner

The closing date is 25 November 2025

The Crisis resolution Intensive Support Service is a dynamic and flexible service which offers a true alternative to inpatient admission over 24 hours meeting the acute needs of working age adults across the city. Due to internal promotion, we are seeking to recruit dynamic and positive band 5 OTs/nurses/social workers to join our team.

You will have a permanent base in the West of Leeds, at St Mary's Hospital but will be expected to work across the city dependent on clinical need. The successful clinicians will work with a range of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment and interventions to support recovery and inclusion. This will include the provision of highly skilled assessments, psychological interventions, safety planning, and contributing to formulations.

Main duties of the job

Band 5 practitioners work with a shared caseload of service users within a multi-disciplinary team, providing same day/urgent assessment, care planning and care delivery. This will include the provision of highly skilled nursing/AHP care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment and risk assessments/management whilst promoting recovery and inclusion. The band 5 practitioner will operate within a community setting and will require to lone work, however can utilise the team to manage risks where support is needed. You will also work closely with inpatient and community services, providing an excellent alternative to inpatient admission and supporting in transitions points for services users to community services.

In this role you will be under the supervision of Band 6 and Band 7 practitioners and can gain support from the wider team also. You will have regular clinical and management supervision. You will be supported in your professional development to reach your potential in this exciting role.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities

• To present as a positive and professional role model to all staff within the team, striving to maintain a philosophy of service user involvement in continuously improving the service
• To work as an integrated member of the clinical team, participating in all aspects of day to day service provision.
• Band 5 practitioners work with a shared caseload of service users and usually as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing same day/urgent assessment, care planning, care delivery in collaboration with a Band 6 practitioner. This will include the provision of highly skilled nursing/AHP care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion. The band 5 practitioner will operate within a community setting may require to lone work, however can utilize the team to manage risks where support is needed. When working in the crisis resolution you will complete assessments alongside a band 6 practitioner for decision making purposes and assess risk for those potentially unknown to services.
• In some roles specialist skills and knowledge may be needed.
• Practitioners are expected to consistently demonstrate the Six Cs namely care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.
• Car driver is essential.
• Provides care and treatment across 24hr 7 days a week, postholder may therefore be required to work shifts across 7 days which may include some long days and nights.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Have a recognised professional qualification - RNMH/RNLD/OT/SWE

Experience

• Post Registration experience of working with adults of all ages with acute mental health problems
• Can demonstrate experience of formulating crisis plans/care plans for people in an acute mental health crisis.

Skills

• Assessment and problems solving skills particularly in the area of crisis assessment and treatment.
• Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers/family members, other professionals and the wider community.

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.

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust