NHS AFC: Band 6
Main area: Mental Health Acute Services
Grade: NHS AFC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref: 395-AR211-24-A
Site: Integrated Crisis Assessment Hub, Block 8, Goodmayes Hospital
Town: Goodmayes
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pa (plus HCAS)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/02/2025 23:59
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for four Band 6 Practitioners to join the Mental Health Acute Response Service. This role involves supporting the ongoing development of the crisis pathway.
We are looking for dynamic, proactive, enthusiastic and highly skilled professionals with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience who will form a key part of the Integrated Crisis Acute Hub. The post holders will also play vital roles in ensuring that all matters related to client’s journey are seamless and of a high standard. This will entail working closely with all professionals and carers involved in client’s care.
Main duties of the job
* Providing telephone triaging and supporting service users who are in crisis by carrying out assessments.
* Making clinical decisions in conjunction with the ICAH Clinical Lead to carry out the gatekeeping function of the trust.
* Carrying out effective assessments and signposting to appropriate organizations/teams.
* Working closely with inpatient services, Crisis teams, and community teams.
* Participating in clinical decisions pertaining to bed management issues.
* Working across other Response Teams to ensure the Response service operates as a single point of access.
Person specification
Qualifications
* RMN
* Degree or Dip HE
* Evidence of CPD
Experience
* Extensive experience working with young people with complex, acute mental health needs.
* Risk assessment and management experience.
* Commitment to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to conduct mental health assessments and develop management plans.
Other
* Ability to travel efficiently throughout the area.
* Ability to cope with highly emotionally stressful situations.
* Flexibility to take on management of new services as required.
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients.
Equal opportunities employer: We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
You are advised to regularly check your emails for correspondence related to this post.
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