Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of a number of band 6 Specialist Practitioners to join our Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team to support service development.

We are a 24/7 Crisis and Home Based Treatment service for adults aged 18-64 (and their families and carers) living in Hull and East Riding who are experiencing an acute mental health crisis. We provide crisis assessment and Home Based Treatment Interventions, gatekeeping for inpatient admissions, coordinate and manage the section 136 suite/Mental Health Based Place of Safety pathway at Miranda House and the 111 option 2 Urgent phone line. Our work is diverse, fast paced and clinically rich.

We work closely with our many partner agencies including Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Humberside Police, Secondary, Primary and voluntary care providers and collaboratively with families and carers.

We are seeking professionals with a Mental Health or Learning disability nursing registration or social worker with experience of working within the specialism of Mental Health and we are looking for professionals who are keen to lead on innovation, developing robust care pathways and enhance the patient and carer experience.

Main duties of the job

• The main features of this role include the assessment of Service Users in Crisis, leading on crisis assessments and decision making with onward referring to appropriate teams, planning interventions, delivering a variety of Acute Crisis interventions, whilst reviewing care and planning for discharge. You will be working within an Multi Disciplinary Team maintaining quality standards and patient safety, within a framework of clinical governance.
• You will also work as the shift coordinator when designated to this role, supervise junior staff and support the ongoing development of the team with all team members.
• We are seeking individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with people who have complex needs and enduring mental illness. This role requires good organisational skills, being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively, and an interest or specialism in urgent and emergency mental health care, providing expert clinical advice and support and provide leadership and guidance on shift.
• We are a 24/7 service therefore patterns of duties include days, evenings, weekend's, nights and bank holidays.

About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• Use of specialist knowledge and experience acquired in a relevant setting underpinned by theory
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service
• Diploma or Degree in Professional qualification equivalent to RMN, Registered Social worker, OT or equivalent AHP
• Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent

Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning

Experience
Essential

• Completed preceptorship programme
• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area or similar
• Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills
• Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures.
• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.