Urgent Care Practitioner
Role Overview
Join the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley, West Sussex.
CRHTT supports people experiencing mental health crises in their own homes as an alternative to hospital admission, and helps coordinate discharge back to community services.
The team works with acute hospital and community teams and provides home visits with support from doctors and psychology.
The post is Band 6. Applications from qualified Occupational Therapists and/or Social Workers are particularly welcome.
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Role overview
Join the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) at Langley Green Hospital in Crawley, West Sussex.
CRHTT supports people experiencing mental health crises in their own homes as an alternative to hospital admission, and helps coordinate discharge back to community services.
The team works with acute hospital and community teams and provides home visits with support from doctors and psychology.
The post is Band 6. Applications from qualified Occupational Therapists and/or Social Workers are particularly welcome.
Role responsibilities
- Develop care and recovery plans with service users with complex health presentations.
- Assess, plan and implement high-quality care alongside service users, carers, families and partner agencies.
- Provide specialist clinical advice and conduct clinical procedures.
- Monitor treatment effectiveness and the progress of interventions.
- Provide clinical supervision to junior staff and students; act as shift coordinator and allocate or delegate tasks.
- Liaise with services and external agencies to triage referrals and gatekeep inpatient admissions.
Essential qualifications and experience
- Registration with the relevant governing body.
- Completion of a Mentorship Course or ENB equivalent.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experience working alongside people with complex health problems, supervising staff and prioritising a range of needs.
- Experience providing clinical interventions for varied health problems and working consultatively with professionals.
- Experience conducting clinical assessments, including risk assessments, and working in partnership across statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies.
- Experience working within the CPA process.
- Understanding of clinical governance and the impact of physical health on mental health.
- Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
Benefits and working arrangements
- The Trust encourages flexible working where it suits the role.
- Benefits include psychological support, supervision, training and development, on-site free parking, discount schemes, annual leave starting at 27 days plus 8 bank holidays, and an NHS Pension.
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