Senior Crisis Practitioner - Community Mental Health Team

NHS Scotland; Greenock; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave + holidays

Professional development

Job summary

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in Scotland is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Crisis Practitioner to assess individuals in crisis, deliver person-centred care and manage a caseload within the Community Mental Health Team. The role involves leadership and supervision of junior staff and contributing to service development.

Permanent, full-time position with shift patterns across days, evenings and weekends, base location Crown House.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Significant community mental health experience.
• Relevant degree, diploma, or willingness to work towards a recordable qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage Community Response Service caseloads.
• Assess and support individuals experiencing mental health crises.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred care.
• Make sound clinical decisions based on assessments.
• Maintain high professional and clinical standards.
• Provide leadership and supervision to junior staff.
• Contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Crisis assessment

Leadership

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Degree or diploma in mental health

Job description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

The Community Response Service provides urgent assessment, care and stabilisation for people experiencing mental health crises, supporting them at home or in the community to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. As a Band 6 Senior Crisis Practitioner, you will assess individuals in crisis, deliver person-centred care, manage a caseload, and work closely with the multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).

All roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

Permanent, Full-time

Shift pattern - Monday - Sunday 09:00-20:00 x 2 shifts & 09:00-17:00 x 2 shifts (Sat/ Sun/ PH 09:00-17:00)

Base location - Crown House

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Community Response Service caseloads.
• Assess and support individuals experiencing mental health crises.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate person-centred care.
• Make sound clinical decisions based on assessments.
• Maintain high professional and clinical standards.
• Provide leadership and supervision to junior staff.
• Contribute to service development, governance and quality improvement.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Significant community mental health experience.
• Relevant degree, diploma, or willingness to work towards a recordable qualification.

Desirable

• Experience supporting people with complex mental health needs, including psychosis and substance misuse.
• Understanding of current best practice and leadership principles.
• Community mental health experience with complex cases.
• Driving licence preferred but not essential.

Professional Development

• Ongoing training and development support is provided.

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Hugh Turner, Nurse Team Lead - [e-mail] - 01475-558000

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as "various", we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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