Senior Mental Health Practitioner

CPFT; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) seeks an experienced CRHTT professional to deliver urgent mental health assessments and home treatment across Peterborough and Cambridge regions. The role emphasizes leadership, risk management, and seamless coordination with partner agencies.

The post involves flexible patterns to cover 24/7 service with potential on-call responsibilities. A full UK driving licence and vehicle are required, and IT systems training (Systm One) will be

Qualifications

• Registered nurse, occupational therapist or social worker with post-qualification mental health training.
• Experience leading in a community setting and delivering teaching programmes is desirable.
• Ability to deliver safe, concise information and risk management in acute care.

Responsibilities

• Offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the Team.
• Identify the appropriate intervention or management required or refer to the most suitable agency.
• Produce assessment reports/letters of a high standard and monitor junior staff reports for quality.
• Contribute to achieving team objectives by monitoring workloads and providing clinical leadership.
• Provide urgent assessment/intervention for AMH service users outside core service hours.
• Travel independently around the county; hold a full UK driving licence and vehicle. Adhere to deadlines.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording on CPFT Information Systems (e.g. Systm One).

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Time management

Decision making

Mental health awareness

Work under pressure

Education

Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Work

Post qualification specialist mental health training

Job description

Hi , my name is Mike and I am the Service Manager for both Peterborough and Cambridge CRHTT’s. This post is for the Peterborough team but we have positions both ends of the county. We are HTAS accredited, reflecting the high standard of care we provide, and have great opportunities for personal growth and development.

Peterborough Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team is a well-established service at the heart of acute crisis care within Peterborough and surrounding areas. Covering a large geographical area, rich with diversity, team is made up of very experienced staff, of various disciplines, all with their own unique brilliance.

You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments and collaboratively planning care and treatment interventions with those we are supporting. This includes effectively managing high risk presentations at times, so requires a good knowledge base and comprehensive skill in risk management and safety planning.

Main duties of the job

Our aim is to offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the services of the Team.

Identify the appropriate intervention or management required or if necessary, recommend the most suitable referral agency.

Provide assessment reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard and monitor reports by junior staff to ensure they are of an equal standard.

To contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring, and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.

Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Crisis Care Concordat, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.

Encourage, promote, and maintain effective communication with partner agencies both statutory and non-statutory.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the services of the Team.
• Identify the appropriate intervention or management required or if necessary, recommend the most suitable referral agency.
• Provide assessment reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard and monitor reports by junior staff to ensure they are of an equal standard.
• To contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.
• Provide urgent assessment/intervention for AMH service users out of their team’s core hours of service.
• The post will include flexible working patterns over a 37.5 working hours per week to incorporate cover for 24 hours, 7-day service, including on call if required to meet the needs of the service users & carers.
• Ensure accurate and timely recording on CPFT Information Systems, i.e. Systm One.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Work
• Post qualification specialist mental health training

Experience

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience in leadership role
• Experience of developing and providing teaching programmes
• Experience of managing and training staff
• Qualification in leadership
• Ability to deliver mental health awareness and varied concise information

Skills & Abilities

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• Clear evidence of effective & safe decision making and problem solving.
• Ability to contribute to service development and ability to manage change
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Understanding of therapeutic skills for clinicians required to support patients in an acute phase of illness
• Clear understanding of CRHTT practice and treatment objectives.
• Commitment to and understanding of IT.
• Knowledge of SOVA and Safeguarding policies
• Mental Health Act Training
• Any additional training relevant to CRHTT intervention

Physical Requirements

• Able to cover shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days a week
• Ability to travel across a large geographical patch

Other

• Committed to the empowerment of service users and carers promoting their involvement in service delivery
• Provide and promote non-discriminatory care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Jade Nightingale Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01733 776029 Additional information

A discussion or visit to meet the team is highly recommended.