Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
We are recruiting for a Mental Health Practitioner to join our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team on the Isle of Wight.
The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team practitioner is a pivotal member of the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities division, working as a member of a multi-professional mental health team whose main focus is to offer an alternative to inpatient admission and provide intensive treatment as required within the community.
The CRHTT practitioner will work across a 24/7 rota, inclusive of Bank Holidays, weekends, and nights to meet the needs of people in crisis at all times.
Main duties of the job
1. Work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards, and guidance at all times ensuring clinical practice is grounded in evidence-based theoretical and practical knowledge.
2. Complete comprehensive assessments of needs identifying symptoms relating to both mental health and physical health of people referred to the service.
3. Act as a gatekeeper for hospital admissions 7 days per week and join Mental Health Act assessments.
4. Accept referrals and provide further assessments for service users on the caseload, proactively making autonomous clinical decisions with a high-risk user population.
5. Provide In-Reach into the Adult inpatient wards, supporting Bed Management and facilitating Early Discharge.
6. Contribute to effective multi-professional working with the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team and the service generally, requiring flexibility in working practices and a willingness to acquire familiarity with all areas of the Team's work.
7. Advise on issues relating to medication, administer or supervise the taking of medication as appropriate, and offer advice to other members of the team on medication and other health issues.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust's community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. We ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone. If you are concerned that a person specification may prevent or restrict your application due to any unintentional barriers, please contact the Trust's Recruitment team, detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to discuss Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RNMH or Allied health professional (Mental Health)
Experience
* Experience of working with people who have difficulty engaging with services and have a complex mental health need.
* Experience of assessing, planning, coordinating, and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
* Wide knowledge/appreciation of a range of models of practice in social and health care.
* Knowledge of interventions and strategies which embrace social and health care needs.
* Current national legislative and professional requirements relating to social and health care and processes implemented locally (Community Care Act, Mental Health Act).
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.
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