Senior Crisis Practitioner

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service is seeking a senior staff member to lead the Psychiatry Liaison Team and Crisis Assessment Team. Responsibilities include providing high-quality mental health care, managing a diverse multi-disciplinary team, and ensuring culturally sensitive practices. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in mental health crisis management and a background in leadership. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on service users' lives.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current Professional Registration.
• Mentorship Preparation or equivalent is required.
• CBT and/or brief intervention training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical direction and leadership for the mental health care team.
• Assess care needs and evaluate care programs.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and knowledge of therapeutic interventions.
• Lead a culture of continuous improvement in team dynamics.
• Capture and listen to the voice of service users.

Skills

Leadership

Crisis intervention

Clinical supervision

Effective communication

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Mentorship Preparation

CBT or solution-focused therapy training

Job description

Job Summary
The post holder will be a senior member of staff working in a leadership role providing supporting advice to staff working within the Psychiatry Liaison Team and Crisis Assessment Team.

Main duties of the job include:

• Maintain clinical direction and leadership, coordinating a team of clinical staff for the continuous and consistent provision of high-quality mental health care to people with mental health crisis in Psychiatry Liaison and the Crisis Pathway.
• Carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care programs.
• Demonstrate within the team, clinical leadership and knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions available to reduce distress for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis.
• Lead the team in a way that supports the development of a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Ensure the voice of service users and carers are captured and listened to.
• Ensuring there is a framework for the ongoing clinical supervision and caseload management within the team, and for monitoring standards of clinical practice.
• Facilitate regular time and space for team reflection.

About Us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Person Specification

Education and Training

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Current Professional Registration
• Mentorship Preparation or equivalent
• CBT and/or brief intervention /solution focused therapy and /or motivational interviewing or willingness to undertake

Experience

• Substantial post qualification experience in the field of mental health crisis
• Previous experience at working autonomously
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary mental health team at a senior level - B6 and above
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and of ensuring that nursing practice is culturally sensitive
• Extensive and demonstrable experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care

Skills

• Ability to manage and lead members of the multi- disciplinary team to ensure staff are supported and developed in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to provide structured and focused supervision and consultation
• Ability to manage the performance of staff supervised to ensure that local and national standards are met and where necessary address any deficiencies
• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively both orally and in writing to service users, colleagues, statutory and voluntary agencies in an exceptional manner about a range of complex issues

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.