We are looking to recruit experienced mental health clinicians to join our busy team. You will be responsible for triage and risk formulation/assessments, supporting callers, signposting to urgent care services, supervising Call Operators, offering pastoral care, and acting as a point of escalation for complex calls.
Qualifications & Experience
* Registered with the NMC, HCPC or Social Work England via a core professional qualification (applications welcomed from OT's, Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers).
* Experienced in risk assessment and management.
* Comfortable working in a fast‑paced and varied role.
* Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends and nights.
* Able to work autonomously.
* Ability to travel and work from an office based in Worthing, Sussex.
* Background within urgent care/crisis/liaison services.
* Significant post‑qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
* Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group.
* Experience of supervising staff.
* Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems.
* Experience of working consultatively with professionals.
* Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments.
* Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non‑statutory teams and agencies.
* Understanding of clinical governance.
* Previous experience working in the community.
* UK professional registration (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England).
Benefits
* Competitive pay, including increased rates for unsocial hours as set out under the Agenda for Change (AfC) guidelines.
* Work based in Worthing, Sussex, with access to local transport links.
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