Mental Health Specialist Practitioner

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Mental Health Specialist Practitioner to support patients with mental health issues through telephone assessments and crisis management. This role requires strong clinical assessment skills and the ability to work independently, providing vital support to both patients and ambulance teams during urgent situations.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health assessment and treatment.
• Ability to work autonomously in high-pressure situations.
• Strong communication skills to support ambulance crews and patients.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telephone assessments on patients experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Provide remote advice and support to ambulance crews.
• Collaborate with paramedics on Mental Health Joint Response Car.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Telephone support

Mental health crisis management

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

The Mental Health Specialist Practitioner will provide specialist enhanced clinical assessment and support specifically to patients who have called the London Ambulance Service for Mental Health issues, or suspected Mental Health issues.

The post-holder will follow a rolling rota that will see them complete shifts within our Emergency Operations Center undertaking telephone assessments on patients experiencing a mental health crisis and providing over the phone support to ambulance crews across the city with regards to mental health queries.

You will also have opportunity to work alongside a paramedic on our Mental Health Joint Response Car.

Working as an autonomous practitioner the post holder is expected to provide advanced assessment, clinical decisions and co-ordinated complex and challenging situations in regards to the management and treatment of this patient group. The Mental Health Specialist Practitioner will conduct telephone assessments and provide remote advice to crews on-scene with mental health patients as well as be deployed to as both a primary and an additional resource to mental health patients as well

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the biggest and busiest emergency ambulance service in the UK with over 5,500 staff who work across a wide range of roles. Our service operates over an area of approximately 620 square miles across London based in 70 ambulance stations.

As an integral part of the NHS in London, we work closely with hospitals and other healthcare professionals, as well as with other emergency services. We are also central to planning for, and responding to, large-scale events or major incidents in the capital.

Post location:

• Fulham Ambulance Station for Mental Health Car shifts.
• Waterloo or Dockside (EOC) for Control Room Shifts (flexible which based on candidate preference).
  
  

Our Vision Is To Deliver Outstanding Emergency And Urgent Care Whenever And Wherever Needed For Everyone In London, 24/7, 365 Days a Year. Our Strategy 2023-2028 Outlines How We Plan To Achieve This, And Is Centred Upon Three Missions Focused On

• Our care – delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
• Our organisation – being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
• Our London – using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
  
  

To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carly Lynch Job title: Consultant Nurse for Mental Health Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 7055 6175