Overview
Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Adult Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team based at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit.
We are looking for candidates who are either a Registered Professional Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who have completed their preceptorship. Please note it is essential that you have completed your preceptorship.
The Adult Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team provides a service for adults aged 18 and over who, without this service, would require hospital admission to an acute mental health ward, due to a mental health crisis which impacts on the person\'s ability to cope with day-to-day activities.
Welcome Bonus: This comprises an initial payment of £1,800 pro rata to hours worked, payable with your first salary, a further payment of £1,800 pro rata to hours worked after 12 months service and a final payment of £1,400 pro rata to hours worked after 18 months service. Qualifying criteria and scheme rules apply, including a minimum tenure in post of 24 months to avoid any repayment. Full details are available upon request.
For an informal chat, please contact Harsimran Kalsi on harsimran.kalsi2@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The role of a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment is to provide specialist acute crisis psychiatric interventions and expertise to service users in crisis 24/7 per year within their own home/residence, providing a gate keeping service to the inpatient wards and community teams.
To facilitate early discharge (Step Down) where appropriate and provide an effective viable alternative to hospital admission for clients in crisis by developing an individualised approach to the practical and functional needs of the service user.
* Perform comprehensive assessments of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
* Take responsibility for the care needs of individual and groups of clients/service users.
* Collect, collate and report patient information accurately, maintaining complete contemporaneous nursing records in line with NMC / HCPC and Trust standards.
* Involve clients/service users and carers/relatives in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care.
* Organise and prioritise own work and, where appropriate, the work of the nursing team on a day-to-day basis.
* Supervise others and participate in their education and development.
* Contribute to the development of services, new ways of working and the implementation of change.
About us
We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and actively encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period. All jobs require permission to work in the UK. The cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual and deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted: 26 Awst 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 004478
Job locations: Bradgate Mental Health Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 9EJ, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9EJ
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