Mental Health Response Vehicle & FPCC Clinical Lead
Band 7
Main area Urgent Care Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 327-26-176
Site Edward Jenner Court Town Gloucester Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/03/2026 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are 37.5 hours per week.
Have you got significant 'front line' clinical experience of providing assessment, treatment and support for people in Mental Health Crises in the community?
Are you looking for a role in a pioneering 'blue light' Mental Health Emergency service ?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated experienced registered Mental Health Practitioner to join our small team of Clinical Leads that work rotationally in our First Point of Contact Centre and our newly commissioned Mental Health Response Vehicle operated jointly with the South West Ambulance Services Foundation Trust.
The primary focus of this exciting role is to work as an expert autonomous practitioner on the MHRV providing a timely face to face response for people who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and to rotate duties acting as Clinical Lead at the FPCC providing expert clinical advice, support, supervision and guidance to staff delivering the Mental Health Crisis telephone service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected:
* To exercise a high degree of professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands that arise in the delivery of an emergency blue light service.
* To engage in responding to Crisis calls whilst at FPCC, acting as a clinical role model, leading by example, mentoring clinical staff and where required taking the lead in managing challenging complex clinical scenarios.
* To navigate, liaise with and refer onto mental health services, voluntary and public sector agencies and community support groups where least restrictive option can be utilised.
* To provide specialist advice, supervision and support to emergency services system colleagues in relation to patients with mental health issues in Crises.
* The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
* 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
* 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
* 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
· Undertake a full range of activities required to deliver a comprehensive face to face bio psychosocial mental health assessment in an emergency, to people who may be distressed/ in crisis.
· Use highly developed communication skills in working with people in Mental Health Crises to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties, recognising the need for varying methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
· Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for people in Crises including assessing patients for suitability for psychological interventions and medical treatment.
· Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of service users presenting in Mental Health Crises that require an emergency response in line with the service and agreed protocols.
· Work with other health and social care professionals to assess, treat and monitor management of patients in line with national and local policies and practice needs.
· Assume a clinical leadership role where co-ordination of a multi-agency approach is required in response to complex referrals or patients presenting to Urgent and Emergency services in mental Health Crises.
· To provide education, support and supervision to emergency services staff and health care professionals involved in MHRRV service and FPCC.
· Engage and involve family members, carers in management of response to people in a Mental Health crisis and any ongoing treatment as necessary.
· Promote and deliver the care to patients required to manage the demand of the quality and outcomes framework as appropriate.
· To respond to Crisis calls whilst at FPCC, acting as a clinical role model, leading by example, mentoring clinical staff and where required taking the lead in managing challenging complex clinical scenarios.
· Provide specialist advice and consultation to other clinicians, professionals and emergency care workers on a broad range of issues relating to people presenting with Mental Health Crises.
· Keep coherent records of all clinical activity at FPCC and in line with joint Memorandum of Understanding and Operational Policy for MHRRV.
· Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
* Significant, recent clinical experience in the assessment of mental health Crises at Band 6 level.
* Front line experience of using advanced assessment skills especially in determining the nature and severity of mental illness/health (functional and organic) and differentiation between physical and mental health symptoms and conditions.
* Extensive working knowledge of the makeup of the wider health and social care community including statutory and non-statutory services and direct experience of multi inter-agency working and collaboration.
* Detailed working knowledge of how specialist mental health services are organised and operate, where and how they fit into the health and social care community.
* Contemporary experience of working in MH Urgent Care Services ie Crisis, Mental Health Liaison.
* Experience of providing clinical supervision and education to clinical staff.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
* Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
* Recognition and long service awards
* Fast Track physiotherapy
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Good luck with your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Martin Griffiths Job title Deputy Service Director Urgent Care Mental Health Email address martin.griffiths@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number 07825023961
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