CYP Crisis Mental Health Practitioner

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS organization in Telford seeks a Band 6 mental health practitioner to deliver high-quality mental health assessments and treatments. You will coordinate care and support early discharge from hospital while working closely within a multi-disciplinary team. The role offers excellent benefits including career development support, up to 33 days of annual leave, and a generous NHS pension.

Benefits

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Free car parking at all trust sites

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering mental health treatment in a community or healthcare setting.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with service users and referrers.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and care planning.
• Support early discharge from hospital.
• Coordinate the workload of the team.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Care planning

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker

Job description

Overview

Band 6 practitioners have a crucial role in assessing mental health crisis in children and young people referred to the service and supporting the delivery of safe and effective home treatment for an identified group in accordance with that person's wellbeing and recovery action plan.

The main purpose of the role is to provide mental health assessment, risk assessment and treatment, with the primary focus being high‑quality assessment and treatment of patients presenting with a mental health issue within a physical healthcare setting. They may also treat patients whose physical health conditions impact upon their mental health.

You will assess a mental health crisis and deliver safe and effective home treatment for young people in accordance with their care plan and risk assessment. This includes a holistic assessment, a robust safe discharge plan and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers, evaluation of individual treatment plans and discharge planning.
• Contribute to the delivery of home treatment through nursing care to an identified community client group within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Support and facilitate early discharge from hospital.
• Work a 24‑hour service with shifts including weekends and nights.
• Coordinate the workload of the team on an as‑required basis.
• Actively participate in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of service user care, ensuring users remain in their own homes wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided.
• Be responsible for an agreed caseload determined by the operational lead and reviewed under clinical supervision.
• Triaging and assessing referrals received by the service in liaison with multi‑disciplinary colleagues. Formulate and action appropriate responses based on need, risk and urgency. Inform referrers and responsible adults on decisions, plans, policy and best practice. Record this on Trust systems (RIO and Safeguard).

Qualifications

We welcome applications from registered Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers.

Benefits

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme.
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Options for flexible working.
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Extensive health and wellbeing support and resources.
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres). Mileage paid at lease car rate.
• Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres). Your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates.
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k.
• Free car parking at all trust sites.
• Free flu vaccinations every year.
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one‑off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met).

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and offer staff networks that help you meet like‑minded people. Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.