Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

Job overview

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

The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for older adults is a well-established, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team based in Fulbourn, Cambridge . The team offer intensive support and treatment at home, and in care homes, for older adults with mental health challenges, including the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. The service we offer includes:

Crisis intervention, intensive treatment, support, risk assessment and management to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating earlier discharge from mental health hospital. Dementia Intensive Support which offers a practical and a psycho-educational approach to care within patients' homes and care homes.

We are strong, passionate, and a fun-loving team with a wealth of clinical experience and knowledge and are looking for a person to join us who will have the following attributes:

A similar passion for working with older people.
A desire to develop and enhance existing skills and knowledge.
Drive and motivation whilst working under pressure in very busy team.
Experience in carrying out Clinical assessment including robust risk assessments.
A strong team-player with a great sense of humour
Motivated by a desire to make a difference. Able to contribute to team meetings and offer a lead role within the teams

Main duties of the job The post holder will work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for older people to provide a mental health service seven days a week, within a community setting, by providing a psychosocial assessment to those who present with a range of mental health problems. To work in partnership with service users and carers to provide treatment within the least restrictive environment. To take on the role of care coordinator for clients and provide leadership support to others, to ensure that full assessment of individual care needs are undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis. To provide assessment to those at risk of being admitted to hospital and provide care, support and treatment within a community setting or facilitate admission to hospital and promote rapid discharge. To provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis. To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual client needs. To provide a crisis and home treatment service to patients, which incorporates dementia intensive support. Working for our organisation

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

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.



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