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Job Summary
The Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team is a pivotal county-wide service focused on providing an alternative to inpatient admission and delivering intensive treatment within the community. The service operates within locality-based leadership teams to ensure effective gatekeeping for all service users referred for hospital admission. Outreach is at the heart of the service, with most assessments taking place in non-hospital environments.
We are recruiting a Clinical Practice Lead for the Torbay CRHTT. As an active member of the integrated multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to a 24‑hour community-based Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service, available across the county as an alternative to hospital admission. The role involves delivering rapid assessments and planning effective, evidence-based home treatment in collaboration with service users, carers, and professionals from both established services and locality teams.
Main Duties of the Job
* Coordinate and deliver high-quality mental health services
* Ensure robust shift planning and effective leadership, maintaining consistent service provision and team coverage
* Develop, implement, and oversee comprehensive treatment plans for clients
* Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to colleagues across the multi-disciplinary team
* Utilise an approved UK triage tool to rigorously assess the urgency and complexity of each referral, ensuring accurate prioritisation and allocation of resources
* Conduct timely clinical assessments within 4 hours for urgent referrals and 24 hours for routine cases to provide prompt access to care and interventions
* Assess, manage, and formulate clinical risk with each client on the caseload
* Offer crisis resolution as an alternative to hospital admission, available 24/7
* Act as the gatekeeper for inpatient hospital beds
* Conduct in-person follow-up after hospital discharge to ensure ongoing support and continuity of care
About Us
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region and nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing and strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
Our Values
We recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values: commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We bring those values to life in everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others; and being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part-time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Details
* Date posted: 13 November 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for change
* Band: Band 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
* Reference number: C9369‑25‑0897
* Job locations: Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridge, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7AA
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with people presenting in mental health crisis in both inpatient and community settings
* Proven expertise in crisis intervention, mental health assessment, and risk management
* Experience of leading clinical decision-making and supervising staff
* Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work flexibly and manage competing demands in high-pressure environments
* Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement
* Management and organisational skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service
* Ability to be mobile across a geographical area
* Specialist knowledge of mental health disorders
* Excellent clinical knowledge to be able to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems and signpost accordingly
* Experience of working in a senior or advanced clinical role
Desirable
* Experience in service development or leading change initiatives
* Familiarity with local crisis pathways, community resources, and integrated care systems
* Experience in managing complex cases involving co-occurring needs (e.g. substance misuse, neurodiversity, trauma)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, legal frameworks (e.g. MHA, MCA), and ethical practice
* Commitment to continuous professional development and service improvement
* Ability to interpret research and apply to practice
* Management and organisational skills that enable a number of complex activities and clinical work to be undertaken, revising and adjusting these according to the needs of individual patients and the service
* Ability to be mobile across a geographical area
* Knowledge and utilisation of counselling skills / cognitive behavioural skills, psychosocial intervention
* Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff
* Strong understanding of regulatory body requirements and national standards of CRHTT services
Desirable
* Understanding of research principles and how to apply this in practice
Qualifications
Essential
* Professional registration (e.g. RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist) with substantial post-qualification experience
* Management qualification Leadership or quality improvement qualification
Desirable
* Training in advanced psychosocial interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, systemic approaches)
* Postgraduate qualification relevant to specialism (e.g. CBT, NMP, DBT)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridge, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7AA
Website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/
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