Job summary The Crisis resolution and Intensive Support Service is a dynamic and flexible service which offers a true alternative to inpatient admission over 24 hours meeting the acute needs of working age adults across the city.
We are seeking to recruit dynamic and positive practitioners to support in the service.
We're looking to recruit permanent band 5 qualified practitioners to join the Crisis Resolution Intensive Support Service.
You will have a permanent base in one area but will be expected to work citywide across the bases dependent on clinical needs.
This permanent base is subject to change depending on skill mix and clinical capacity.
The successful Occupational Therapists/Mental health nurse or social worker will work with a range of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing triage, assessment and interventions to support recovery and inclusion.
This will include the provision of highly skilled assessments, psychological interventions, safety planning, and contributing to formulations.
Main duties of the job Band 5 practitioners work with a shared caseload of service users and usually as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing same day/urgent assessment, care planning, care delivery, and conducting telephone triages under the supervision of a more senior nurse.
This will include the provision of highly skilled nursing/AHP care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.
The band 5 practitioner will operate within a community setting may require to lone work, however can utilize the team to manage risks where support is needed.
When working in the crisis resolution you will complete assessments alongside a band 6 practitioner for decision making purposes and assess risk for those potentially unknown to services.
You will also work closely with inpatient and community services, providing an excellent alternative to inpatient admission and supporting in transitions points for services users to community services.
In this role you will be under the supervision of Band 6 and Band 7 practitioners and can gain support from the wider team also.
You will have regular clinical and management supervision.
You will be supported in your professional development to reach your potential in this exciting role.
About us We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust.
We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds.
We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users.
Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice.
Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
We need people like you to help us achieve our goals; to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination; and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health.
We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
Job description Job responsibilities To present as a positive and professional role model to all staff within the team, striving to maintain a philosophy of service user involvement in continuously improving the service To work as an integrated member of the clinical team, participating in all aspects of day to day service provision.
Band 5 practitioners work with a shared caseload of service users and usually as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing same day/urgent assessment, care planning, care delivery in collaboration with a Band 6 practitioner.
This will include the provision of highly skilled nursing/AHP care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion.
The band 5 practitioner will operate within a community setting may require to lone work, however can utilize the team to manage risks where support is needed.
When working in the crisis resolution you will complete assessments alongside a band 6 practitioner for decision making purposes and assess risk for those potentially unknown to services.
In some roles specialist skills and knowledge may be needed.
Practitioners are expected to consistently demonstrate the Six Cs namely care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment.
Car driver is essential.
Provides care and treatment across 24hr 7 days a week, postholder may therefore be required to work shifts across 7 days which may include some long days and nights.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Have a recognised professional qualification Experience Essential Post Registration experience of working with adults of all ages with acute mental health problems.
Assessment and problems solving skills particularly in the area of crisis assessment and treatment.
Can demonstrate experience of formulating crisis plans/care plans for people in an acute mental health crisis.
Ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with service users, carers/family members, other professionals and the wider community.