Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for Band 6 mental health professionals with knowledge and experience in mental health, to work as an integrated part of the crisis care pathway. You will predominately be based at Kettering General Hospital or Northampton General Hospial with the availability to work at either Hospital and countywide as required, providing frontline assessment and support to service users in ED and the wider hospital wards. This role also incorporates the wider functions of the Crisis Pathway that include countywide Crisis cafes in partnerships with local 3rd sector providers, Mental Health Hub, Police Street triage options, the Crisis House and Police Custody Healthcare. Successful applicants would be willing to work across a range of these services during the working week, providing specialist mental health assessment and liaison to those in crisis. Services aim to reduce mental health attendance at ED across the county, offer genuine opportunities for service users to self-refer at the point of crisis and provide partner organisations with proactive support and alternate pathways for service users who they come into contact with. The pathway has a strong emphasis in service user collaboration. There will be an expectation that out of hours support will be provided within this role, and that the post holder will be able to provide cover for the service Countywide, working on a shift pattern across a 24/7 basis including nightshift and weekend working. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Clare Job title: Mental Health Lead Practitioner Email address: Nicola.Clare@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07598144568