Crisis Practitioner

Job summary

The post holder will work as part of our Crisis team. As part of the role, you will work with individuals in crisis both I the community and within our Psychiatric Decision Unit, an alternative crisis assessment provision delivering crisis assessment and intervention.

The Psychiatric Decisions Unit is low stimulus, less clinical looking space designed to provide an environment and atmosphere that is conducive to enabling service users to engage with assessments, engage in therapeutic interventions and co-produce treatment plans. This will enable the service user to both manage their immediate crisis and place them into a (usually community based) pathway, leading to more robust recovery.

The post holder with assist in the delivery of crisis assessment, risk assessment and planning and offer brief treatment interventions with the aim of reducing distress, reducing risk and improving mental wellbeing.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers.

The post holder will have experience in mental health professional and will, act within their own professional boundaries will provide care for presenting service users from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of care. The post holder will support junior members of staff and the senior members of the team.

Main duties of the job

To work closely with health colleagues, non-mental health colleagues and a wide range of community services in order to facilitate a safe and effective plan of care.

To play an active role in safe discharge and ensuring all agreed post discharge plans are communicated clearly too all parties involved.

To support teaching and education on mental health, and crisis management to none mental health colleagues. Including clients and carers.

To support junior colleagues in delivering safe and effective person centres mental health care focussed on recovery.

To support fully the concept of collaborative and co-operative multidisciplinary/multiagency working in the team, supporting the process of partnership working across Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust with partner agencies.

Actively promote health education that may include providing alternative materials to support service users and carers in making decisions regarding their care and treatment.

To have a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983/2007) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005).

To provide relevant support to carers and families in relation to their rights as carers and actively support their involvement in the care of the service user.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered mental health nurse with risk assessment training

Desirable

RMN non-medical prescribing

Experience

Essential

Appropriate demonstrable experience of working with older people with mental health problems. Experience of working with carers and families. Evidence of ongoing CPD and evidence based practice

Desirable

Evidence of ability to work across team and organisational boundaries developing multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships. Hospital liaison experience. Experience of integrated working with physical health services

Skills

Essential

Advanced and comprehensive communication skills. Clear and concise command of English (written/oral). Ability to organise and carry out teaching practice. Basic IT/computer skills. Positive presentation skills. Ability to integrate Self-motivated, starter and finisher. Must be able to demonstrate ability to prioritise workload Organised. Highly motivated. Flexibility

Desirable

Specialised skills interviewing and counselling

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