Job summary
Crisis Resolution Team Band 5 Clinical Practitioner
An exciting opportunity has arisen for band 5 registered practitioners to join the Camden (North and South) + Islington Crisis Resolution Teams
This post is open to RMNs , social workers, and occupational therapists (including Newly Qualified clinicians)
We are also open to non-registered staff with the right experience - for example those with 2 years acute MH experience at band 4 level OR 1 year acute mental health experience at band 4 level and other MH community experience (Support worker in supported accommodation or another community team or third sector)
You will be required to pick up assessment skills and be flexible on working across different sites (currently St Pancras and NW3 and Highgate Mental Health Centre)
We are seeking applicants who possess the skills and enthusiasm to take on the challenges of a changing, modern day mental health service.
We are a 24 hours service, 365 days per year intensive crisis assessment and home treatment service providing mental health crisis care to our local adult residents
We are all accredited by the QNCRHTT and have high standards for our staff and service users.
Bilingual or multilingual applicants are strongly encouraged to consider applying.
We are fortunate to work closely with several crisis houses, including a third sector crisis house. We also have peer support workers embedded in our team and a number of quality improvement projects.
Main duties of the job
Working as a Band 5 clinical practitioner in the CRT will help you develop leadership skills, autonomous decision making, and dynamic risk assessment skills, as well as opportunities to progress in your career. You will have the opportunity to work across 4 different aspects of the crisis pathway that the service delivers which include:
Crisis -Single Point of Access
A 24/7 busy telephone service offering support for people in crisis as well as triaging referrals from professionals and the general public to the crisis teams.
Assessments
Undertaking holistic assessments of people in crisis and deciding on collaborative treatment plans as an alternative to acute inpatient care or signposting to appropriate other community or third sector services
Home Treatment Team
Working as part of a close-knit team to deliver high-quality person-centred care in the least restrictive setting. You will be using and offered training around the use of CBT/DBT, de-escalation techniques, managing risks, brief supportive counselling skills to work towards shared treatment goals with the service user within their social system.
Night Crisis Service
There is crisis service provision at night which combines aspects of all 3 services to assess and support people in crisis during night time hours. Currently, the expectation is for the post holder to work approximately 2-night shifts per month.
About us
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative mental health care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital. We are in partnership with colleagues in BEH as the North London Mental Health Partnership.
We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. We currently deliver the majority of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington. However, we also provide substance misuse services in Westminster, and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston. Our trust is also a member of University College London Partners (UCLP), one of the world's leading academic health science partnerships. In addition we have specialist programmes which provide help and treatment for: veterans living in London, young people caught in the cycle of gang culture, older people living with dementia and other age related mental health conditions. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.candi.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Reporting to the Team Manager or designated supervisor the postholder will undertake a range of necessary tasks, including taking and screening referrals, prioritising referrals, identifying appropriate action in processing referrals, carrying out assessments, developing and agreeing care plans with service users, implementing and evaluating care plans, and identifying and referring on to appropriate support services for service users ongoing care. This will involve delivering care and interventions appropriate to the post holders level of experience and competences without direct supervision.- To contribute to the multi-disciplinary team comprehensive, culturallyappropriate assessments to establish eligibility for health and social careservices.- To undertake continuous risk assessment and to contribute to effective risk management. At all times to act in accordance with trust policies in relation to risk assessment.- Recognising and valuing service users as individuals the post holder will ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers. This will include encouraging service users to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the cooperation of friends relatives and/or carers.- Utilising agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE or NSF; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan anddetermine the care needs of service users. They will undertake and contribute to specific or multi-disciplinary team reviews of such care.- To undertake the physical health care assessment and or on-going physical health monitoring / review of designated service users, recording any changes in the service users physical health, reporting these to appropriate members of the team and acting appropriately on the advice given.- To identify and provide information to service users that promotes their health and wellbeing. Directing them as appropriate to others / other services in order to address any identified needs.- The post holder will lead in identifying support and help for service users to become aware of their own physical health and well being and engage service users in addressing these needs, for example smoking cessation and obesity. This role will also involve the post holder providing appropriate information and support for other staff.- To contribute to the ongoing quality of service and care, identifying andpromptly reporting any risk issues or other significant factors in relation toservice users health and social care.- The post holder will participate in and contribute to a range of service-led, commissioner-driven or nationally directed monitoring or performancemanagement, related to care, care delivery or service provision.- Recognise and respond appropriately to any challenging behaviour presented by service users or others.- To undertake and assist in the organisation of the day-to-day smooth running of the service, reporting any issues relating to the fabric or condition of the work environment.- To identify safeguarding issues for both children and vulnerable adults and to implement trust procedures as required- To have knowledge, understanding and experience of applying Mental Health legislation- To be aware of personal accountability and responsibility in respect of ensuring that quality of care standards are adhered to and that these are compliant with the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory and professional requirements.- The post holder will participate in the ongoing monitoring of service usersmedication regarding efficacy and possible side effects, reporting concernspromptly to identified members of the nursing staff or medical staff within the team. The post holder will also support clozapine monitoring for service users who are prescribed this.- To follow trust policy in promptly reporting all accidents and incidents and to contribute to undertaking complaints or investigations if required.- To deputise as and when called upon to do so for senior clinical colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Reporting to the Team Manager or designated supervisor the postholder will undertake a range of necessary tasks, including taking and screening referrals, prioritising referrals, identifying appropriate action in processing referrals, carrying out assessments, developing and agreeing care plans with service users, implementing and evaluating care plans, and identifying and referring on to appropriate support services for service users ongoing care. This will involve delivering care and interventions appropriate to the post holders level of experience and competences without direct supervision.- To contribute to the multi-disciplinary team comprehensive, culturallyappropriate assessments to establish eligibility for health and social careservices.- To undertake continuous risk assessment and to contribute to effective risk management. At all times to act in accordance with trust policies in relation to risk assessment.- Recognising and valuing service users as individuals the post holder will ensure that the care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers. This will include encouraging service users to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the cooperation of friends relatives and/or carers.- Utilising agreed frameworks and guidance such as NICE or NSF; evidence based best practice and or local policy and procedure, as well as a range of profession specific tools, the post holder will actively assess, plan anddetermine the care needs of service users. They will undertake and contribute to specific or multi-disciplinary team reviews of such care.- To undertake the physical health care assessment and or on-going physical health monitoring / review of designated service users, recording any changes in the service users physical health, reporting these to appropriate members of the team and acting appropriately on the advice given.- To identify and provide information to service users that promotes their health and wellbeing. Directing them as appropriate to others / other services in order to address any identified needs.- The post holder will lead in identifying support and help for service users to become aware of their own physical health and well being and engage service users in addressing these needs, for example smoking cessation and obesity. This role will also involve the post holder providing appropriate information and support for other staff.- To contribute to the ongoing quality of service and care, identifying andpromptly reporting any risk issues or other significant factors in relation toservice users health and social care.- The post holder will participate in and contribute to a range of service-led, commissioner-driven or nationally directed monitoring or performancemanagement, related to care, care delivery or service provision.- Recognise and respond appropriately to any challenging behaviour presented by service users or others.- To undertake and assist in the organisation of the day-to-day smooth running of the service, reporting any issues relating to the fabric or condition of the work environment.- To identify safeguarding issues for both children and vulnerable adults and to implement trust procedures as required- To have knowledge, understanding and experience of applying Mental Health legislation- To be aware of personal accountability and responsibility in respect of ensuring that quality of care standards are adhered to and that these are compliant with the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory and professional requirements.- The post holder will participate in the ongoing monitoring of service usersmedication regarding efficacy and possible side effects, reporting concernspromptly to identified members of the nursing staff or medical staff within the team. The post holder will also support clozapine monitoring for service users who are prescribed this.- To follow trust policy in promptly reporting all accidents and incidents and to contribute to undertaking complaints or investigations if required.- To deputise as and when called upon to do so for senior clinical colleagues
Person Specification
Desirable
Essential
- Safety o Knowledge of care planning, group work, equal opportunity and diversity
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in an acute or crisis team setting
Essential
Desirable
- Professional registration- previous experience of working in mental health
Essential
Essential
- oSkills. o Verbal and written skills, good interpersonal skills, proficient ICT skills, knowledge of excel spreadsheets (2)
Desirable
- Previous knowledge or experience working in a crisis single point of access line
Desirable
Desirable
- oSafety o Knowledge of care planning, group work, equal opportunity and diversity
Person Specification
Desirable
Essential
- Safety o Knowledge of care planning, group work, equal opportunity and diversity
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in an acute or crisis team setting
Essential
Desirable
- Professional registration- previous experience of working in mental health
Essential
Essential
- oSkills. o Verbal and written skills, good interpersonal skills, proficient ICT skills, knowledge of excel spreadsheets (2)
Desirable
- Previous knowledge or experience working in a crisis single point of access line
Desirable
Desirable
- oSafety o Knowledge of care planning, group work, equal opportunity and diversity
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).
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).
