We're looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we're proud to make a difference every day. At SPFT we put people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You'll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it's part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we'll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you. We're shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve.
If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we'd love to hear from you.
Role responsibilities
As an Urgent Care Practitioner in CRHTT you will work in partnership with service users with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. You will be responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of top-quality care to service users, including working alongside service users, carers, families and partner agencies. You will provide specialist clinical advice, conduct clinical procedures, monitor the effectiveness of treatments and progress interventions, provide clinical supervision to junior staff and students, act as shift co‑ordinator, allocate and delegate tasks to colleagues, liaise with other services and external agencies to triage referrals and gatekeep inpatient admissions. This is a genuine opportunity to develop your leadership skills if you are looking for career progression in the future.
About the organisation
We are committed to ensuring that mental health care is co-ordinated wherever possible and delivered in a person-centred, compassionate, and supportive way. Mental health care should promote safety and wellbeing while addressing social care needs and ensuring equality and fairness for all. It should be needs-led, outcome-focused, responsive and delivered in a way that empowers people to build on their strengths, promotes recovery, and supports families and carers.
Qualifications
* Professional Registration (RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy)
* Experience of working in urgent mental health care
* Experience working with people with complex needs
* Experience conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Additional desirable skills
* Experience of supervising staff
* Driving licence and a car, registered with governing body
* Completion of mentorship course/ENB equivalent
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems
* Experience prioritising a range of needs
* Experience providing a range of clinical interventions to patients with a variety of health problems
* Experience working consultatively with professionals
* Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies
* Experience of working within the CPA process
* Understanding of clinical governance
* Knowledge of impact of physical health on mental health
* Working knowledge of Mental Health Act
Successful candidates are normally appointed to the bottom of the pay scale unless previous NHS experience in a similar role can be evidenced. You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
About CRHTT
CRHTT is part of urgent care and works closely with the acute hospital and community teams to support service‑users experiencing a mental health crisis. It offers service‑users care and support in their own homes as an alternative to hospital admission.
Flexibility
We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working; if it works for you and the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Benefits
* Access to full psychological support, via our internal wellbeing team
* Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
* Free parking on‑site
* Access to a host of discount schemes
* A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC
* Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
* Excellent NHS Pension
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