Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis Care Suite & 136 Suite

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

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Registered Mental Health Practitioner to join their Crisis Care team at St Georges Hospital, Stafford. You will deliver specialized support for individuals in mental health crises and play a key role in providing assessments and interventions. Flexibility to cover various urgent care services and travel across Staffordshire is essential. Join an organization dedicated to improving mental health care for local communities with great career development opportunities.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Career development opportunities

Values diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Mental Health Practitioner (e.g., RMN or HCPC).
• Experience working in urgent or crisis settings.
• Ability to travel across a large area when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic interventions as per care plans.
• Provide educational support to relatives and other organizations.
• Participate in service objective fulfillment.
• Conduct clinical assessments to tailor care plans.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Flexibility in working hours

Travel across geographical areas

Education

Registered Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Overview

We are delighted to offer an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner (Registered NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered HCPC Allied Health Professional) to join our Crisis Care/136 Suite based at St Georges Hospital, Stafford and working across our other Urgent and Emergency Care Mental Health Services in Staffordshire.

You will be part of a team providing specialist adult mental health support and will play a crucial and pivotal role in assessing mental health needs of individuals who are referred to the service that are experiencing a mental health crisis and require an urgent assessment. You will be responsible for supporting a culture of wrapping the service around the person, delivering safe and effective treatment and interventions in line with a needs-led plan of care.

As an integral member of the Crisis Care/136 Suite team you will be expected to work flexibly to cover across our Urgent Care Services to ensure that pathways work together as a whole service and to meet the person’s needs. The service operates 24/7 with core hours 8am–6pm, seven days per week. You may be required to work outside of core hours on occasions, so flexibility is essential. Due to the nature of this role, you will require the ability to travel across a large geographical area when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver therapeutic interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health-related difficulties.
• Provide indirect care through the functions of educator and adviser to relatives, carers and other organisations where appropriate.
• Participate in the delivery of the agreed aims and objectives of the service and identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
• Provide care in line with NICE Guidance, COT Recovering Ordinary Lives Mental Health Strategy and COT Care Cluster guidance, including other relevant local and national documentation.
• Undertake clinical assessments, in accordance with the clinical pathway, to establish the person’s needs, goals, risks and strengths to generate a formulation-based care plan agreed with all involved.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Registered Mental Health Practitioner (e.g., RMN, NMC Registered Mental Health Nurse or HCPC Allied Health Professional) with current registration.
• Experience in mental health assessment and delivering care in urgent or crisis settings.
• Ability to travel across a large geographic area when required.

Additional Information

Join our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way in trying new and better ways of working to improve life for local communities. We employ around 9,000 staff providing physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services including perinatal care, eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are United in our Uniqueness and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and valued, reflecting the communities we serve.

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application. Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for further information regarding the role.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see attached for full details regarding Job description and Person Specification.

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