Home Treatment Team Practitioner

Job summary

Work with individuals who are in crisis and having difficulty coping, to prevent hospital admission where there is potential for providing acute intervention packages enabling the individual to remain at home.

You will hold a specialist case load as referred. You will be required to work flexibly, intensively and responsively to clients' needs by generating ideas and making recommendations.

Those individuals using the service have severe, enduring and highly complex mental health needs. The aim of intervention is to deliver a high standard of care in the home, offering an alternative to potential hospital admission. The post holder also facilitates early discharge from hospital to reduce inpatient stay by monitoring and managing the risk of looking after someone who is still acutely ill in their own home.

You are required to assess need, formulate, implement and evaluate care plans for their designated specialist case load and maintain associated records taking into account all aspects of risk management

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a part of a multi-disciplinary team providing Home Treatment for people experiencing an acute mental health episode. One of the key roles is to gate-keep admissions to acute inpatient care and providing Home Treatment where appropriate. The team also seek to reduce inpatient stays by facilitating early discharge wherever appropriate.The individuals who receive a service from the Home Treatment Team have complex and acute needs. The aim of the team is to avoid hospital admission by delivering a quality service based on individual needs of the patient in the community. The role of the post holder will also to assess for suitability for early discharge from the ward to facilitate early discharge by conducting thorough assessment of risk prior to discharge.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.