The First Response Service provides 24 hour urgent access to mental health services for people of all age (Children and Young People, Adults or Older People). First Responders provide a brief clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis. Working within the community, First Responders provide face-to-face assessments working closely with other mental health services and agencies; such as the police, ambulance, local authority and third sector.
Using a range of brief solution-focused interventions, First Responders empower people, carers and their families in decision making; diverting to a range of health and social care resources for support.
The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:
* Arrive at a formulation which will identify the correct care pathway and ensure this is implemented.
* Improve the quality of mental health care for people
* Improve quality of life for individuals and carers
* Identify and manage risk
* Prevent hospital admissions
* Reduce the number of incidents and complaints
* Measure improvements of health outcomes
* Determine service needs
* Provide evidence based clinical interventions, making autonomous clinical decisions
* Provide assessment, planning and implementation of brief individual packages of care and treatment.
* Promote a recovery model that empowers people, carers and relatives to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.
* Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence
* Champion peoples rights, including: dignity, equality, diversity, choice and respect.
A key aim of the service is to contribute to the acute care pathway, ensuring that persons receive a timely specialist mental health assessment by a professional mental health worker.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Mental Health Care
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