Job summary
Telecoach / Psychologist Therapist/Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist/ Social Worker
Our First Response service offers 24/7 support to people of all ages living in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale or Craven to ensure that access to high-quality mental health care can be achieved by people suffering with a mental health Crisis in line with Core 24 Guidance.
Accessed through a single phone number people can ring for help from psychological / mental health trained staff, who can identify their needs and intervene or signpost as required to ensure that they can access the right support in a timely way from an appropriate service.
Closing Date: 07th August 2023
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Note: First Response will aim to stick with dates above however in unusual circumstances these dates can change.
Main duties of the job
Tele coaches provide brief clinical risk and UK mental health Triage, formulations and brief psychological interventions for people presenting in mental health crisis.
Working via telephone, Tele coaches are experts in validating, de-escalating crisis and coaching people in distress tolerance and emotional regulation strategies.
Using a range of brief psychological interventions, Tele coaches empower patients, carers and families to manage distress and crisis effectively.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for further details about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for further details about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology (BPS registered
- Or Occupational Therapy (HPC)
- r Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN) Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC register
- Social Worker
- Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)
Desirable
- Experience in Telephone Triage or Mental Health assessment
- Experience working with clients with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
Experience
Essential
- Experience in relevant area of mental health practice
- Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
Desirable
- Acute Mental health experience
- Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
- Experience on telephone or face to face assessments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Psychology (BPS registered
- Or Occupational Therapy (HPC)
- r Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN) Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC register
- Social Worker
- Qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP)
Desirable
- Experience in Telephone Triage or Mental Health assessment
- Experience working with clients with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
Experience
Essential
- Experience in relevant area of mental health practice
- Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
Desirable
- Acute Mental health experience
- Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
- Experience on telephone or face to face assessments.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
