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Crisis Team Mental Health Nurse
The closing date is 31 October 2025
* An experienced clinician working with service users at various phases of their mental health.
* Passionate about making a difference for individuals and their carers during their personal journey.
* Ambitious to work within this challenging role, in a challenging environment, with real scope to develop and influence practice.
Main duties of the job
The role:
* This is a specific role within the wider SE CRHTT to provide in‑reach and support to our new Crisis House in Buntingford. Working with the wider CRHTT colleagues and professions the post‑holder will predominantly work 5 days per week and in‑reach as needed to support service users staying at the crisis House and our partner Agency – Waythrough – who are specialists in MH support in community settings.
* Providing urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns and to robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admission.
* A role that is varied and challenging, offering an opportunity to work in a variety of settings, with people with a variety of mental health needs.
* As gatekeepers for hospital admission, you will work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to provide safe and effective treatment in the community, and facilitate early discharges from the acute inpatient units.
* Working collaboratively with our service users, their carers and our colleagues to positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling an individuals recovery journey.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job responsibilities
* Manage the referrals process for the Crisis House and undertake in‑reach on a daily basis with Se CRHTT colleagues.
* Work with an experienced clinician working with service users at various phases of their mental health.
* Be passionate about making a difference for individuals and their carers during their personal journey.
* Provide urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns and to robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital.
* Act as a gatekeeper for hospital admission.
* Work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to provide safe and effective treatment in the community, and facilitate early discharges from the acute inpatient units.
* Work collaboratively with our service users, their carers and our colleagues to positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling and empowering an individuals recovery journey.
* You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, TRAINING
* RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing.
* ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship. ENB 812 / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health) or similar training.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
* Post‑registration experience with at least some experience at band 6.
* Experience in acute and community areas.
* Experience in care planning, change management and use of Microsoft Office.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Knowledge of physical health contributions to Mental Health issues, difficulties and assessment.
* Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
CRHTT offices, 1st Floor, Cygnet House. Old College Court.
Salary
£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS included).
Contract
Permanent.
Working pattern
Full‑time.
Reference number
367-A&UC-9785.
Job locations
CRHTT offices, 1st Floor, Cygnet House. Old College Court.
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