Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner *3k Welcome Bonus*
NSFT Jobs, King's Lynn, England, United Kingdom
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Overview
Our Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) based at Chatterton House, Kings Lynn, are seeking an ambitious and caring Senior Registered Mental Health Practitioner (BAND 6). CRHTT are proactive and highly skilled, supporting service users in West Norfolk who are presenting in crisis. The CRHTT service is an age inclusive provision covering a diverse and multicultural patient base. We are passionate about providing alternative options to hospital admissions, so you can expect to be undertaking rewarding and highly intensive work.
Responsibilities
* Shift coordinator
* Triaging and assessments
* Working in home treatment
* Provide care, treatment, and assessment to patients at our base location, in patients’ homes, and other community settings
* Provide triage, assessment, intensive support, and alternative to admission in front‑door acute services
* Support patients already in hospital to transition to home at earliest opportunity
* Communicate in a professional manner with a wide spectrum of people to achieve best outcomes for service users and their families/supporters
* Clinically lead care delivery, including care/discharge planning, risk assessment, admission prevention, environmental health & safety, Mental Health Act work and physical health care
* Participate in regular team reflective practice sessions, clinical and management supervision
* Actively contribute to continual development and quality improvement of service provision
Qualifications & Skills
* Ambitious, compassionate, dedicated and conscientious
* Ability to handle high‑risk cases and work autonomously
* Exceptional complex decision‑making skills
* Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders
* Proficient in clinical care including care/discharge planning, risk assessment, admission prevention, environmental health & safety, Mental Health Act work and physical health care
* Experience in community mental health settings preferable
Contact
For further details or informal visits contact:
Name: Samuel Jude (Team Leader - CRHT)
Email: Samuel.Jude@nsft.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01553 736360
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