To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function.To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and harm minimisation.To participate in the overall development of the service ensuring that the principles of Clinical Governance underpin all developments. To provide advice and information to non-mental health trained medical and nursing staff regarding the management of patients with mental health problems To undertake evidence based practice To observe and practice within the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 To maintain professional awareness by keeping abreast of changing trends in clinical/professional practice To be aware of professional accountability, with due regard to your professional Code of Conduct To provide education and appropriate self-help resources to patients specific to individual needs To maintain accurate and up to date clinical documentation on all service user contacts, ensuring confidentiality at all times To develop a thorough understanding of deliberate self-harm, suicide and possible management strategies To possess a sound knowledge of issues surrounding violence and aggression and to be able to diffuse potentially difficult and volatile situations To contribute to the establishment and review of policies, procedures and practice guidelines relating to the work of the SPOE and the interface between primary, secondary and specialist mental health service