Are you an experienced mental health professional looking to utilise your clinical skills in a different and rewarding environment?
The Suffolk Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT), based in East Suffolk and predominantly at Ipswich Hospital, Woodlands Unit, is seeking ambitious and caring Senior Registered Mental Health Practitioners to join our existing team at an exciting time.
The Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team is proactive and highly skilled at managing risk and supporting service users in East Suffolk who are presenting in crisis. The CRHTT service is an age-inclusive provision covering a diverse and multicultural patient base. We are passionate about providing alternative options to hospital admissions, so you can expect to undertake rewarding and highly intensive work.
We are looking to recruit compassionate, dedicated, and conscientious individuals who want to make a positive difference to adults experiencing mental distress and mental health crisis.
Staff provide care, treatment, and assessment to patients both at our base location, in their own homes, and in other places of safety, offering a variety of community settings for patient interaction.
If you enjoy working with high-risk cases and are looking to develop as an autonomous, confident practitioner, then we'd love to hear from you.
Previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
We are the 'front-door' to acute services, providing triage, assessment, intensive support, and alternatives to admission, working closely with families and third-party providers.
The team also collaborates with service users already in hospital to support their transition home at the earliest opportunity to aid recovery.
Effective communication is essential. We are currently experiencing significant positive change and growth within the team. We seek someone who can communicate professionally with a wide spectrum of people to achieve the best outcomes for service users and their families/supporters.
We require someone with exceptional complex decision-making skills. The team expects you to work autonomously while maintaining professional standards and fostering good working relationships across teams.
The usual shift pattern involves long days, 3-4 shifts per week, with 4 days off, and opportunities to rotate if desired. CRHTT provides 24-hour patient care, with shift work in place to ensure continuous service delivery.
About us
At NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team that values sharing experiences and learning from each other. We offer ongoing training and development opportunities and are committed to creating an environment where you can thrive.
Joining us, you will be supported in developing your assessment skills through a Trust-based induction and a local induction process, underpinned by a core competency framework that promotes evidence-based practice.
Why work for us? Despite challenges, we are advancing with exciting transformation initiatives. We have strong professional networks and an exceptional leadership team dedicated to caring for and about our staff. Our ongoing service development aims to improve care delivery, working together as one team for a Safer, Kinder, and Better Trust.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive in-house and external training programs
- Career progression opportunities
- Starting annual leave of 27 days, increasing to 33 days after service, plus paid bank holidays
- NHS discounts and more
Job responsibilities
Are you seeking a challenge and wishing to make a difference to the people we care for? If yes, this could be the ideal role for you.
For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you believe you have what it takes to make a difference in your local community, click APPLY.
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For further details, see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification Qualifications
- Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, or similar
- Ongoing professional development towards degree level
Experience
- Knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Effective risk assessment and management experience
- Experience delivering clinical interventions
- Experience working in teams delivering person-centred treatment packages
- Experience delivering group-based interventions
- Supporting service development
Other
- Ability to travel independently
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a DBS check will be required.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per year (gross, pro-rata)