The service triages and assesses all urgent and emergency referrals to identify the most appropriate service to meet individual needs when persons are experiencing a mental health crisis. This involves telephone triage, support, signposting, and face-to-face full needs assessment, care planning, and referring to relevant services.
The team currently consists of Community Mental Health Nurses, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Consultant Psychiatrists, and other associated medical staff.
The team provides a service over a 24/7 period, encompassing a varied shift pattern.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a clinical service that is service user-focused.
2. To triage all mental health referrals to the Crisis Team to determine the priority for service response and the appropriate clinical pathway. This includes completing identified shifts based at Woodside, working alongside the Care Co-ordination centre call handlers to provide timely triage for callers to the crisis line.
3. To carry out full assessments of needs, including comprehensive risk assessments of persons referred or self-referred to the service.
4. To recommend and refer, where treatment/intervention is indicated, to the most appropriate team/service, utilising all available resources.
5. To identify, where appropriate, treatment-based interventions for all service users, ensuring that best practice is implemented.
6. Where appropriate, to participate in Mental Health Act Assessments to consider alternatives to formal hospital admission.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 4,000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio, including mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer, visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation. View our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more.
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