Job summary
We have a post available within the Tees Crisis Triage and Assessment hub and we are looking for passionate, skilled qualified clinician to join us.
The team provides crisis services to adults within the Teesside area, providing a 24 hour crisis line, telephone triage, initial assessments, and a place of safety for those detained on section 136 by police.
Main duties of the job
The team operates over 24 hours, 7 day a week, 11.15 hour shifts.
This is a band 5 post open to registered nurses, occupational therapists and social workers with current relevant registration with the NMC, HCPC or SWE. This post is suitable for newly qualified applicants.
You will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team and there is ample opportunity to develop and enhance your existing clinical skills. You will receive regular supervision and there are good training opportunities.
As a member of the team you will provide a service to those individuals who present with a mental health crisis. Applicants should be highly motivated, have the ability to act on own initiative and have sound assessment and written skills.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
Details
Date posted
19 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-TSA-160-25-A
Job locations
Roseberry Park Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3AF
Job description
Job responsibilities
The most important way we will get there is by living our values all of the time. These are:
1. Respect listening, inclusive, working in partnership
2. Compassion kind, supporting, recognising and celebrating
3. Responsibility honest, learning, ambitious
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
4. RNMH, current professional registration with NMC or Social Worker, current professional registration with HCPC
5. Evidence of continuing professional development
6. MIP, FLIP, ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing in Clinical Practice or City & Guilds 730 Teaching in Adult Education or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
7. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
8. Post-graduate qualification in a relvant area
Skills
Essential
9. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
10. Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
11. Manage own time and prioritise effectively
12. Motivate and work positively and assertively with other members of the team.
13. Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision (within agreed timescale).
14. Use approved breakaway techniques (within agreed timescale).
Desirable
15. Presentation Skills
16. Competency in venepuncture
Experience
Essential
17. Working with people with mental ill health
18. Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
19. Working in a community setting
20. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
21. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
22. Working in partnership with other agencies